A Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has ordered that a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test be conducted on Liam Aloba, the son of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
The DNA test, as ordered by the court in a ruling on Tuesday, is to be conducted in accredited and recognised hospitals both in Nigeria and abroad.
Magistrate Adefisoye Sonuga gave the order following an application filed by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba.
Mohbad’s wife, Omowunmi Cynthia Aloba, was listed as the respondent in the application which was brought pursuant to Order 8 Rules 1 and 8 of the Family Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure), 2012, and Order 9 Rules 8 and 9 of the Magistrate Courts (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2009.
The applicant seeks an order of the court directing the Chief Medical Officer/Chief Pathologist or any other appropriately qualified officer of the Military Hospital Yaba, Lagos, who is in charge of the remains of the late Mohbad at the Military Hospital, Yaba Lagos, to remove any tissue/hair or any part of the body of the deceased for the purpose of conducting a DNA test on Master Liam Aloba at a recognised and accredited Government or private medical facility within Lagos State or other agreeable hospital outside Lagos State.
The application also sought an order of the court directing that a DNA Test be conducted in relation to the paternity of Master Liam Aloba, being the alleged son of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (the Deceased), in a recognised and accredited medical facility outside of Nigeria at the expense of the Applicant.
In documents put before the court, Aloba stated that there remains uncertainty regarding the paternity of Liam Aloba, and given the sensitivity of the matter, it is imperative that the paternity be conclusively settled.
He also insisted that paternity is a live issue with regard to determining the Respondent’s maintenance obligations and the child’s welfare and the DNA is therefore necessary to avoid further delays and prejudice.
When the proceedings came up on Tuesday, Augustine Adegbemi from the law firm of Dr. Wahab Shittu (SAN) and Co represented Joseph Aloba, while Kabir Akingbolu appeared for Wunmi.
Through his counsel, the applicant moved his application.
With no opposition from the respondent’s counsel, the magistrate granted the order as prayed.
The court gave the following directives: That two (2) DNA tests be conducted in an accredited and recognised hospital, both in Nigeria and outside Nigeria; and that both parties or their representatives be present when the sample is taken.
Further proceedings were then adjourned to November 11, 2025.
