Following the death of well-known musician Ilerioluwa Aloba on Tuesday, netizens have posted several claims of suspects arrested in connection with his death. 

Before his death, Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, was once a signee of a record label owned by controversial singer Naira Marley. A disagreement which recorded violent confrontations created a rift between Aloba and Naira Marley.

Aloba chose to leave Marlian Records, Naira Marley’s record label, after accusing Naira Marley of dangerous physical abuse on his person.

Although the cause of his death remains disputed, some people have suspected it might not be unconnected with his troubles at Marlian Records. 

A picture emerged on social media on Thursday evening showing Naira Marley and Sam Larry in a relaxed mood inside a room shared on X (formerly Twitter) by a user, @Mrklassiq_, with the caption, “Naira Marley and Sam Larry has [sic] been arrested !! They will be questioned over the viral videos of assault against demised singer Mohbad.”

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This claim stayed live.

As of the time of filing this report, the post had been seen over 2 million times, liked by over 25,000 people and reposted over 2,000 times on Friday evening.

CLAIM: Naira Marley and Sam Larrry had been arrested by the Nigerian police for questioning in connection with the mysterious death of Mohbad, the singer.

VERIFICATION: FIJ used a keyword search which found no results to confirm the claim.

This reporter also found several media reports here and there wherein the police claimed that they did not arrest either Naira Marley or Sam Larry as of now in connection with the demise of Mohbad.

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The PUNCH reported that the Lagos Annex, Force Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2, Alagbon, denied the report, saying that its officers didn’t arrest music promoter, Samson Balogun (Sam Larry) and singer Azeez Fashola (Naira Marley).

“The report is false; it is a lie; no one has been arrested. The police did not arrest Naira Marley or Sam Larry,” Oluniyi Ogundeyi, a police spokesperson attached to the department, was quoted. 

VERDICT: The claim that Sam Larry and Naira Marley have been arrested by the police as a result of Mohbad’s death is false.