Naira Marley Reveals How He Stopped Mohbad From Sending His Earnings to Girlfriend’s Mother’s Account

Nigerian singer and Marlian Records boss, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has revealed that he once intervened to stop late rapper Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (Mohbad) from channeling his earnings into the bank account of his girlfriend’s mother.

PulseNets learnt that the disclosure was made during a YouTube livestream on Tuesday night, where Naira Marley recounted his professional and personal relationship with the late artiste.

According to the Marlian Records boss, Mohbad repeatedly sent him details of an account belonging to one Adesanya Justina Olajumoke in late 2020, insisting that his payments should be made there. Naira Marley told PulseNets that the account in question did not belong to Mohbad but was instead owned by Wunmi’s mother.

“On December 21, 2020, Mohbad sent me an account with the name: Adesanya Justina Olajumoke. He said that was his new account where money should be paid into. I was like, this is not your account but anyway, I paid his money there.

On January 25, 2021, he sent me that same Olajumoke account and said it was his mum’s account. But I knew that wasn’t his mum’s name. It was Wunmi’s mother’s account. His mother’s name is Abosede. That was when I called him over and told him I wasn’t comfortable sending money there again,” Naira Marley narrated.

He further reported that he later advised Mohbad to open a personal account, which the late singer eventually did in July 2021.

This revelation comes at a time when controversies surrounding Mohbad’s death in September 2023 remain fresh in public discourse, sparking nationwide outrage and demands for justice.

Before his tragic demise, PulseNets recalls, Mohbad had once stated in a viral video that if anything happened to him, his girlfriend Wunmi should be held responsible.

A Lagos coroner’s inquest later confirmed that Mohbad died from complications caused by a wrong injection administered by an unregistered nurse. Testimonies during the inquest established that Wunmi and her friend, Spending, had taken him to the nurse after he suffered from an injury-related illness.

Naira Marley, who has consistently denied involvement in Mohbad’s death, spoke to PulseNets through the livestream, stressing both the highs and lows of their Marlian Records journey.

He recalled Mohbad’s early signing with the label, his struggles with substance use, his confrontation with NDLEA operatives in 2022, and the eventual breakdown of relationships that complicated his career.

“We had a smooth contract, everything was 50-50. I never cheated him. Mohbad had money. He even bought his first Lexus in 2021. But there were issues, especially after the NDLEA incident in 2022, when he went live under duress and accused me and others of endangering him,” Naira Marley recounted.

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The Marlian boss also learntly noted that Mohbad’s relationship with Wunmi was a recurring source of concern among the late rapper’s close circle, recalling that she was with him during a panic attack episode in 2022.

Despite the controversies, Naira Marley maintained that he gave Mohbad both financial and emotional support until the artiste officially exited Marlian Records in 2022.