Singer Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and his associate, Samson Eletu, also known as Sam Larry, have taken legal action by filing a fundamental rights suit to challenge their “continued detention” in connection with the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad.
Both Naira Marley and Sam Larry are seeking N20 million in damages from the police and Lagos Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun for what they perceive as an unjustified prolongation of their detention in police custody.
They have named the police and the Lagos magistrate as defendants in their suit, which they filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The magistrate had initially ordered the remand of Naira Marley and Sam Larry in police custody for 21 days concerning the death of Mohbad, who passed away in September.
However, their legal counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), explained that the two defendants are asking the court to declare that their continued detention “at the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State since October 4, 2023,” constitutes a violation of their rights.
They argue that the magistrate’s order for their remand was limited to 21 days, and that period has now passed. They are requesting “an order from the court for their immediate release.”