Balogun Olamilekan Eletu aka Sam Larry, one of the major suspects in the death of singer, Mohbad, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force, NPF.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the force Public Relations Officer, PPRO of Lagos State Police command, made this known in a statement on Friday.
Larry has been on the wanted list of the police after some Nigerians accused him of playing a part in the death of the singer who died three weeks ago.
Apart from Larry, Naira Marley, a popular afrobeat singer whose music label Mohbad was formerly signed, has also been accused of complicity in his untimely death.
The duo of Larry and Marley was out of the country when the incident happened, but has received pressure from not a few Nigerians to return to explain what they know about Mohbad’s death.
Confirming Larry’s arrest, Hundeyin said he’s now in police custody and assisting in the ongoing investigation into what led to the death of Mohbad.
Reacting to the allegation that he was involved in Mohbad’s death, the suspect said on September 15 that he had no hands in the demise of the deceased calling him his ‘brother’.
Speaking in Yoruba, Larry said, “I want to state that I had nothing to do with Mohbad’s death. He was my brother and when he was in Marlian records he knew I loved him. Even his wife, everybody knows that I love him.
“Having a fight does not mean that I want him dead. I cannot kill Mohbad.
“The videos going viral are of old events of things that happened last year.
“Zlatan is my witness. Call Zlatan and ask him.”
