Joseph Aloba, father of famous singer Mohbad, has revealed why he wears his late son’s outfits amid criticisms.
Aloba revealed this in an interview with Kachi Wire, a TikToker, on Friday, March 29.
Defending his decision, Aloba, who is a gospel singer said:
“Mohbad is my son, and I can wear his clothes. We both wear the exact size of clothes. He is my son; I can wear his clothes. Anybody who has a son and cannot share clothes with him that means that person doesn’t love his son.
“I recall the day of his engagement ceremony to Wunmi. He bought me a shoe, and he said, ‘Daddy, this is what you are going to wear,’ I said, ‘This shoe is bigger than me’. I didn’t want this kind of a bogus shoe, but he said, ‘Daddy, this is precisely what I want you to do. So, he tried to blend me in; he is my son and friend.
“But since he died, I never went to his house to pick anything; what he gave me when he was alive is still what I am maintaining. Anyone who doesn’t like that I am wearing my late son’s clothes can say whatever they like.
My only focus right now is to get justice for my late son,” Aloba noted.
Mohbad’s death on September 12, 2023, has been embroiled in controversies.
Aloba and wife of the late singer, Wunmi Aloba, have been at the center of many contentious issues.
Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi, has faced mounting pressure regarding the paternity of her son, Liam.
Calls for a DNA test have been made by Mohbad’s father and other concerned Nigerians.
Though Wunmi had previously indicated her openness to a DNA test, insisting it should be conducted in Nigeria and abroad, she recently voiced her distress on Instagram, where she claimed that she and Liam were facing threats.
“Nigerians, Liam and I are at your mercy! Will you allow what happened to Ilerioluwa (Mohbad) to happen to us? They are threatening us daily; they have taken our freedom from us! Nigerians, help us,” she wrote.
Wunmi has even questioned the motives behind Aloba’s DNA request, claiming that he pressured her and Mohbad into having a child.
She said: “I never wanted to have a baby at that time, but Baba told Mohbad and me that the Holy Spirit instructed him to ask for a grandson who would buy the coffin that would bury him.
“I discovered I was pregnant on the 5th of August that same year, and my father-in-law was ecstatic over the news of my pregnancy. Why is he now trying to defame the treasure his son left behind?” she queried.
Despite her reservations, Wunmi stated her willingness to carry out the DNA test and urged her father-in-law to obtain a court order.
But speaking further with the TikTok influencer, Aloba said he has obtained a court order, insisting that his grandson, Liam, must take a paternity test before Mohbad’s body can be reburied.
He stressed that the DNA test results are crucial and cannot be overlooked.
(Premium Times NG)
