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Spending recounts last encounter with Mohbad

By Guardian Editor

23 December 2024   |   3:32 am

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Ayobami Sodiq, aka Spending, a close associate of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has spoken about his last encounter

Ayobami Sodiq, aka Spending, a close associate of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has spoken about his last encounter with the popular Nigerian singer.

On his social media account on Monday, Spending explained that he last saw Mohbad alive between 11 am and 12 pm, contrary to his earlier claim of 9 pm. He attributed the discrepancy to the emotional trauma and anxiety he experienced following Mohbad’s sudden passing.

Spending revealed that he was wrongfully accused of being present at Mohbad’s house on the day the artiste passed on and was detained at a police station. This, he said, affected him emotionally and mentally, leading to his inability to coordinate his thoughts in his earlier statement.

“I would like to make this clarification. The last time I saw him alive was between 11am and 12 pm, I recall that sometime in February 2024, shortly after I was released from detention I appeared at Westo’s livestream on his TikTok platform to appreciate everyone who donated money towards my release which was the plan. However, Westo asked me when the last time I saw Mohbad was before his demise, and I said I saw him last at 9pm on Monday after we got back from the show. The timing I gave was not accurate and it was because of my emotional state from Mohbad’s unexpected passing: it was a very big shock to me.

“I was wrongfully accused of being present in Mohbad’s house on the day he passed away and being detained at the police station. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind when Westo asked the question,” he said.

Apologising for the confusion he has caused, Spending stressed that he never intended to deceive or conceal any information.

He stated that he left Mohbad’s house between 3 pm and 4 pm on September 11, 2023, consistent with his testimony at the coroner’s inquest.

“I never intended to deceive, conceal nor lie about when last I saw Mohbad and for that, I tender my apology for the misinformation. The last time I saw Mohbad alive was between 11-12pm. I left his house between 3pm-4pm on Monday, September 11, 2023 which is consistent with the time I gave in my testimony at the Corona Inquest,” he said.

He also denied having a conversation on the circumstances leading to Mohbad’s death with any social media influencer while in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, aside one Westo and his assistant, adding that the acclaimed proof of existing audio recordings and text messages on the alleged conversation were untrue.

Saying Mohbad’s untimely passing is still painful to him, he called for his killers be brought to book.