Wunmi Aloba accuses Mohbad’s Dad of delaying DNA test to resolve her son’s paternity

• Omowunmi, the widow of late Mohbad, has accused her father-in-law of delaying her son Liam’s DNA test to resolve the paternity issue.

• Mohbad’s wife, Salawu Akingbolu Chambers, has informed her legal team that Mr. Joseph has rejected the medical facilities she proposed for the test.

• Wunmi’s lawyers’ letter stated that she opposed using UCH Ibadan, while Mr. Aloba rejected her choice of Lagoon Hospitals.

The widow of the late Mohbad, Omowunmi, has accused her father-in-law of obstructing the DNA test for her son, Liam, in order to clarify the paternity matter.

As stated by the legal representatives of Mohbad’s wife, Salawu Akingbolu Chambers, Mr. Joseph has declined the medical facilities that she recommended for the testing.

In a correspondence from Wunmi’s legal team, it was noted that she opposed the use of UCH Ibadan, while Mr. Aloba also dismissed her selection of Lagoon Hospitals.

In an effort to resolve the situation, Wunmi proposed alternative facilities—Eko Hospital and Reddington Hospital—but asserted that Aloba did not provide a response.

“To our utter surprise however, instead of you responding to our letter of the above-quoted date, we saw Mr Taiwo Odumosu of counsel, whom we have profound respect for and Counsel to the Applicant, saying on social media that we are the ones who are not ready for the DNA, whereas that is not the case, and we are by this letter denouncing any such misrepresentation Mr. Taiwo Odumosu of counsel must have tainted us with on the social media. As a matter of fact, we deserve an apology for such unhealthy allegations,” the letter added.

Omowunmi further alleged that Mohbad’s father depicted her son as a “bastard” on social media platforms.

“We shall inform the court of our position in this regard,” her letter read.

In a reply dated January 11, 2025, and signed by Emmanuel Oroko, Aloba’s previous legal representatives, Hillceetee Partners, refuted the claims of misrepresentation on social media. They clarified that no statements were issued suggesting that Omowunmi was unwilling to cooperate.

“Mr Odumosu wishes to inform you that there was no time during his media interaction that he mentioned that your client ‘was not ready for the DNA’. What he was saying, which has been misinterpreted, was that the hospitals had yet to respond to enquiries on their readiness to conduct the test. We heard your client express sentiment in that respect after the media interaction.

“Mr Odumosu has absolute respect for your office and your client. He would not in any way derogate the professionalism and maturity both law firms have exhibited so far while the case lasted,” the letter read.