The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos State has ordered that three separate DNA tests be conducted abroad to determine the paternity of Liam, the son of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
The ruling followed ongoing legal proceedings between Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, and the singer’s widow, Wunmi, over claims surrounding the child’s biological paternity. Eyes Of Lagos reports,
Mohbad died on September 27, 2023, under circumstances that sparked nationwide outrage and intense public scrutiny. Since his death, disputes concerning his estate and family affairs — particularly the paternity of his son — have continued to draw significant attention.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, February 3, counsel to Joseph Aloba, Barrister Oladayo Ogungbe, disclosed that the court directed both parties to recommend three foreign medical facilities capable of conducting tissue-based DNA testing.
According to Ogungbe, the legal teams representing both Joseph Aloba and Wunmi are required to submit their preferred testing centres located outside Nigeria. The court will then select one laboratory from each party’s submission, alongside a third independent facility, bringing the total number of DNA tests to three.
He added that the court specifically emphasised that all selected laboratories must possess the technical capacity to carry out tissue-based DNA analysis, rather than standard cheek-swab testing.
Joseph Aloba has consistently maintained that the remains of his late son will not be buried until the paternity of Liam is conclusively established through DNA testing.
The court subsequently adjourned the case to February 10 for further proceedings.
