Young artiste Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Alabama aka MohBad has reportedly died.
MohBad died on Tuesday at age 27.
He was formally signed under Marlian record.
This was announced on the ‘X’ handle of music executive, Ovie on Tuesday evening.
“Confirmed. MohBad is dead. Sad, sad day,” he tweeted.
The young singer was best known for his hit singles Ponmo, Feel Good, and KPK (Ko Por Ke) with Rexxie which was nominated 3 times for The Headies awards 2022.
He released his debut album, Light EP, in the 4th quarter of 2020 as a follow-up to his viral song “Ponmo,” which featured Naira Marley and Lil Kesh.
MohBad was listed in Audiomack’s top 21 afrobeat artists of 2021 and the following year, he released Peace produced by Rexxie.
He was named in TurnTable charts top 50 in 2021 and top 100 in 2022.
On the seamy side, in February 2022, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Mohbad, Zinoleesky and four other people following their possession of illegal substances like MDMA and cannabis at their home in Lekki, Lagos.
Some Viral videos on social media showed NDLEA operatives breaking into the musicians’ home in the Lekki district of Lagos State and on 5 October 2022, Mohbad accused singer Naira Marley of domestic violence and stated that his former boss ordered people to beat him up.
