Mohbad’s father, in a video trending on social media, has apologized to Marlian record label boss and singer, Naira Marley.
In the video, the singer was speaking to Mohbad’s father and reporting some of his son’s misdemeanours to him.
In the video leaked online, Naira Marley could be heard saying he has spoken to Mohbad whose real name is Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, several times about his addiction to hemp and some of the misdemeanours that his addiction might influence.
The label boss also said in the video that his signee sometimes forgets his phone passwords, account details and even song lyrics.
He gave an instance that there was a time Mohbad was performing on stage, and he forgot his lyrics completely.
Recall that on Wednesday, the singer alleged that he was assaulted by his management team after he demanded a change of manager.
The indigenous musician is signed under Marlian Records owned by fellow Nigerian artist Naira Marley. Sharing a video of himself on his Twitter handle, Mohbad claimed he was assaulted by his management team at the Marlian House.
In the seven seconds clip, the singer, decked in a white singlet, was seen with bruises on his back, neck, and hand.
Debunking the claims, Naira Marley, who owns Marlian Records, described the incident as a “family affair”.
“Mohbad has a history of getting intoxicated which affects his emotions and actions. #ImNotPerfect. However, all issues would be resolved amicably within the record label,” Naira Marley wrote on his Twitter handle.
“I need my bro Mohbad to come on live so u guys can see I don’t have any reasons to lie on him,” he wrote in another tweet.
But giving details of what transpired on his Twitter handle on Thursday, Mohbad wrote: “The events of the last two days have left indelible scars in my heart. I have always just wanted to create good music and to provide for my family and myself through my music. As an Artiste from the street, I thought the Marlian Family would be a good place for me.
“However, recent events and certain truths have come to light which threaten my peace, health and career. Because of these issues, I informed Naira Marley on the Marlian WhatsApp group chat of my intention to change my manager.
“This didn’t go down well with my current Manager Tunde (His Brother). There were instant angry outbursts and protests from him in the chat. I went to Naira Marley’s house with my Producer and my friend on the 4th of October, 2022, to have this conversation and reach a peaceful resolution.
“We were in the studio, and Some of the guys who work with Naira- Sid, Shuddy, Seyi and others- were present, as well as Naira and Tunde. I noticed Tunde was quite agitated as we started the discussion. In the middle of the conversation, Tunde became violent and attacked me.
“The guys I was with were also attacked, humiliated and stripped naked by Sid, Shuddy and Seyi and some of the other boys. We were barely able to escape. 3 of us had to be checked into the hospital to get medical care for the injuries sustained during the assault.
“Naira Marley was fully present throughout this event, and in fact, coordinated some of the attacks as he instructed the boys to beat us up.
“Some of this was captured on video. It is therefore disrespectful for Naira Marley to insinuate that I started the attack because I was intoxicated as he is fully aware of the facts and circumstances surrounding this violent attack.
“It is not the first time Naira has lied to push his own narrative, but it will hopefully be the last. I trust that soon, justice will be served.”
The newly released video of Mohbad’s father begging Naira Marley has set the social media agog.
Some netizens were quick to defend Mohbad while others dragged Naira Marley for being disrespectful.
@lola_omololaeni wrote: “Naira abeg no cook up stories for us” while @iam_simplee stated: “Filming random conversation keh wen person talk say if he die make dem hold naira,so make naira no guard at all wit any evidence werey blogger.”
@jnr_akintunde also noted that: “Na lie, Naira na oloribu he Dey lie” just as @ayo_kayboy added: “Ignorance is when you think dr*g is the only cause of dementia. This media sef makes people scared of coming out open about certain mental illness.”
@sparrow_lynch believes that: “Na lie Mohbad no they even smoke again he don’t even take dr*gs again all this way naira they talk na lie big lie.”
@olanike_gold did not quite believe in the authenticity of the clip as she wrote: “This is an old video. Made wen the first sh*t happened, but make una no too para cos u don’t know the real story. Only if u know though.”