Autopsy reveals drug reaction as possible cause of Mohbad’s death

The effect of the autopsy conducted connected the assemblage of precocious Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known arsenic Mohbad has been released.

The effect of the autopsy conducted astatine the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) arsenic obtained by TheCable Lifestyle connected Thursday revealed cause absorption arsenic the imaginable origin of Mohbad’s death.

The study showed that samples of the gastric content, blood, bony marrow, liver, kidney, and lung of the precocious Afrobeats instrumentalist were retrieved for a toxicology test.

“The anatomical and pathological findings revealed that Mohbad had an wounded connected his close forearm and his assemblage was exhumed with mean to terrible decomposition,” TheCable Lifestyle said.

Also according to the autopsy, “no important gross finding” could beryllium attributed to the decease of the artiste.

“The toxicology revealed the affirmative uncovering of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine; however, this attraction was not successful a fatal oregon lethal range,” the study read.

“Anti-histamines are medicines utilized to dainty symptoms of allergies. They are besides utilized to dainty a assortment of different conditions specified arsenic tummy problems, colds, and anxiety, among others.”

According to the report, though, the origin of Mohbad’s decease is yet to beryllium known but it revealed that determination is simply a anticipation of cause absorption successful the aftermath of immoderate important post-mortem and toxicology findings.

“It is noteworthy that the assemblage neither had an autopsy nor embalmed anterior to interment connected the 2nd day,” the study added.

“Following the Order for Exhumation, the assemblage was exhumed connected 21/09/2023 (8 days aft the burial).

“Autopsy revealed mean to marked decomposition of organs. Apart from the superficial wounded connected the close forearm, nary important gross uncovering could beryllium attributed to death.

“Against this background, samples were taken for toxicology. This is to find if determination was immoderate anaphylactic reaction, substances of abuse, overdosage oregon communal household poisoning.”

The study stated that toxicology revealed affirmative findings of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine but this attraction was not successful a fatal oregon lethal scope due to the fact that the different analytics were unremarkable.

It further said that successful determining fatal anaphylactic shock, humor illustration needs to beryllium taken arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.

Unfortunately, arsenic stated successful the report, this was prevented oregon made intolerable by the burial of the deceased connected the 2nd day.

“In the airy of the foregoing, origin of decease could not beryllium ascertained,” the study read.

“However, the anticipation of a fatal anaphylactic daze (drug reaction) could beryllium considered successful presumption of the lack of immoderate important station mortem and toxicology findings.”

The origin of Mohbad’s had earlier remained unclear aft an autopsy revealed important decomposition.

Lawyer Wahab Shittu, representing the singer’s family, spoke to reporters past period pursuing a coroner’s inquest.

The pathologist reportedly stated that the body’s information prevented a definitive origin of death.

However, it was said that a imaginable absorption to medicine administered earlier his decease was being investigated.

Shittu clarified that the pathologist could not corroborate from Mohbad’s autopsy if the drugs were the cause.

The instrumentalist died connected September 12, 2023, and was buried the pursuing day. He was 27 years old.

His daze demise generated controversies, prompting the Lagos State Government to nonstop a coroner’s inquest into the death.

The inquest, which began connected October 13, 2023, is taking spot astatine the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court.