Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, an Afrobeats icon, passed away on Tuesday night, according to industry sources. He was 27.
Ovie Ofugara reported Mohbad’s death.
Confirmed. Mohbad is dead.
— Ovie (@OvieO) September 12, 2023
Sad, sad day.
R.I.P 🕊️💔 pic.twitter.com/tcTGYYKSRU
“Confirmed. Mohbad is dead. Sad, sad day,” the Not Just Ok boss wrote on his X account, sharing a broken heart emoji alongside the tweet.
Rapper Olamide Gbenga also known as Olamide took to the platform to mourn him and wrote: “Damn! Mohbad”.
This life 🤦🏾♂️…
— Olamidé (@Olamide) September 12, 2023
At the time of writing, however, little is known about how he passed away.
His friend Akinbiyi Abiola, better known as Bella Shmurda, claims that Mohbad, who was born on June 6, 1998, had previously expressed interest in killing himself.