On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley opened up on his relationship with ex-signee, Promise Aloba aka Mohbad, who passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
The tell-it-all kind of video from Naira Marley is coming barely 25 days to the second remembrance of Mohbad’s death.
On the allegation of bullying the late singer, Naira Marley plainly said, “I’ve never sent anybody to bully him.” He went further to deny ever bullying the late Mohbad at any point of their relationship.
In an over one hour video, which was released on the Marlian Music HQ on YouTube, the controversial singer explained his relationship with the late Mohbad as well as how drug addiction and drug abuse seemingly cut short the life of the talented singer at just 27 years old.
In the new video, Naira Marley alleged that on June 7, 2020, he learned that Mohbad was abusing an illegal substance called Ice in a bid to battle stress.
“He told me he was taking a substance which I finally found out to be Ice (crack). I wasn’t angry, I called him and advised him and told him about the danger because I know the damage it has done to people I know from the United Kingdom. He said he got into it because of stress, but said he would stay out of it. I didn’t force him to do anything,” the singer said.
Naira Marley went on to give instances of how Mohbad’s alleged addiction to substance abuse led to his various psychotic states.
He cited an instance of Mohbad’s arrest on February 24, 2022 by officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) alongside Zinoleesky and one Subomi. Naira Marley, who said he was in Sweden at the time, noted that Mohbad was taken along because he had a physical altercation with the officers.
He said, “Mohbad went live (on Instagram) under duress shortly after he was released. While having a panic attack he accused me and others. During the live session, Mohbad said, “’If I die, everybody na Marlian Music, Naira Marley kill me.’
“On their way to the hospital, he also accused his girl, Zino, and a lot of people. He even accused our wives. Shortly after that, whilst in a vulnerable state of psychosis, he made a statement calling Zino a snitch,” Naira Marley disclosed.
Naira Marley said despite the antics, Mohbad, his parents and his partner, Wunmi, apologised for the singer’s actions.
Following his seemingly tell-it-all video, a number of individuals, who had vilified Naira Marley have begun eating the humble pie and expressing their guilt in judging the singer without valid evidence tying him to the death of Mohbad.
Leading the bunch is the founder of an Ibadan-based radio station, Agidigbo 88.7 FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, who had earlier placed a ban on Naira Marley’s songs. Hamzat expressed his apologies on the radio saying, “I am very sorry for all my provocative statements or words to Naira Marley. And now at the Agidigbo radio station, we have lifted our legs up to march Satan and overcome obstacles.”
In the same vein, Bashir Ahmad, a former media aide to ex and late President Muhammadu Buhari said those who wrongly accused Naira Marley owe him an apology, at the very least.
It should be noted that Naira Marley had been absolved of any involvement by the police and court in the death of the late Mohbad many months before the video.The question on the lips of many fans after the video remains, is Naira Marley now innocent in the court of the public?
