POPULAR Nigerian music artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known by his stage name Mohbad has given a detailed explanation of what transpired between him and his record label boss, Naira Marley, which led to him being assaulted at Naira Marley's house.
A few days ago, a video surfaced on the internet showing Mohbad injured with claims that he was attacked by Naira Marley and his crew when he went over to discuss an issue.
Naira Marley had then come online on an Instagram live session to call the artiste a liar, saying Mohbad was drunk when making the allegations.
Giving his own side of the story, Mohbad said, "The events of the last two days have left indelible scars in my heart. I have always just wanted to create good music and to provide for my family and myself through my music.
"As an Artiste from the street, I thought the Marlian Family would be a good place for me. However, recent events and certain truths have come to light which threaten my peace, health and career.
"Because of these issues, I informed Naira Marley on the Marlian WhatsApp group chat of my intention to change my manager. This didn’t go down well with my current Manager Tunde (His Brother).”
Further giving an account of what went down during that visit, Mohbad went on to narrate:
"There were instant angry outbursts and protests from him in the chat. I went to Naira Marley’s house with my Producer and my friend on the 4th of October, 2022, to have this conversation and reach a peaceful- resolution.
"We were in the studio, and Some of the guys who work with Naira- Sid, Shuddy, Seyi and others- were present, as well as Naira and Tunde. I noticed Tunde was quite agitated as we started the discussion.
"In the middle of the conversation, Tunde became violent and attacked me. The guys I was with were also attacked, humiliated and stripped naked by Sid, Shuddy and Seyi and some of the other boys.
"We were barely able to escape. 3 of us had to be checked into the hospital to get medical care for the injuries sustained during the assault. Naira Marley was fully present throughout this event, and in fact, coordinated some of the attack as he instructed the boys to beat us up.
"Some of this was captured on video. It is therefore disrespectful for Naira Marley to insinuate that I started the attack because I was intoxicated as he is fully aware of the facts and circumstances surrounding this violent attack.
"It is not the first time Naira has lied to push his own narrative, but it will hopefully be the last. I trust that soon, justice will be served. Thank you all for your support.”
