How Mohbad died, auxiliary nurse Ogedengbe reveals

Auxiliary nurse Feyisayo Ogedengbe, who administered a tetanus injection to late singer Ilerioluwa ‘Mohbad’ Aloba, has narrated how he died.

On 6 October 2023, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the police named Ms Ogedengbe because the prime suspect in Mohbad’s dying.

In the meantime, in February, a Justice of the Peace Courtroom in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, dominated that the nurse and Ayobami ‘Spending’ Sodiq, Mohbad’s good friend, can be prosecuted.

Showing earlier than the Justice of the Peace Courtroom in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Friday, the nurse acknowledged that Mohbad suffered a extreme response after administering a tetanus injection to him.

Testifying earlier than Justice C.A. Shotobi on the Coroner’s Courtroom, Ms Ogedengbe disclosed that on 12 September 2023, Spending contacted her to deal with Mohbad.

She stated she arrived on the deal with Spending gave her round 2:30 p.m. and found it was Mohbad’s Lekki residence. She stated she observed a swollen reduce on Mohbad’s proper hand.

Ms Ogedengbe, who had her nursing coaching at Cornerstone Hospital, Akute, Ogun State, between 2014-2017, stated: “It was not till I obtained to the home, which was the venue of the appointment, that I obtained to know that it was Mohbad (Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba’s) home. I met Mohbad in a room in the home, and there have been two different individuals within the room with us: Ayobami (the DJ) and his spouse, Wunmi.

“It was the decrease a part of the appropriate hand of Mohbad that was swollen, and I gave Mohbad the tetanus injection on his higher arm, intra-muscular route. I requested Mohbad If he was an ulcer affected person, and he stated “sure”, so I didn’t give him a diclofenac injection. As an alternative, I gave him a paracetamol injection.”

Injection response

In line with Ms Ogedengbe, the late singer started feeling uncomfortable after his arm turned swollen because of the injection.

She acknowledged that she administered 4 ml of paracetamol and 1 ml of water—totalling 5 ml—which she described as a traditional dosage for an grownup.

She additional famous, ‘I gave him the injection intravenously by way of the vein.’

“I diluted the ceftriaxone injection 10ml and gave it to him slowly. I defined to Mohbad and his spouse that the paracetamol and ceftriaxone injections had been for ache and to deal with bacterial infections. Whereas taking the ceftriaxone injection, he had taken as much as 2 ml, and he stated he wished to vomit.

“His spouse and Ayobami (DJ) had been current whereas all this was happening, and Mohbad himself was asking questions in regards to the injections I used to be giving him and counting them. I used to be shocked at his assertion, however since that was how he was feeling, I made a decision to take away the injection, and he went to vomit in the bathroom and got here again to sit down on the ground within the room,” added the nurse.

Ms Ogedengbe additional acknowledged that she observed goosebumps on Mohbad’s physique after he returned from the bathroom, the place he had gone to vomit.

“I used to be shocked and confirmed his spouse the goosebumps, and she or he stated it’s his standard response to injections and that if we pour water on him, he can be effective. 4 individuals (me, Mohbad, his spouse, Ayobami (DJ) ) had been within the room from after I began administering the medicine to Mohbad till the goosebumps confirmed on his physique.

“I then requested Mohbad’s spouse why she didn’t inform me he normally reacts to injections. His spouse then took him to the toilet and poured water on his head. I then notified Ayobami (DJ) that we should always find the closest pharmacy. I left the withdrawn medicine (ceftriaxone injection) within the syringe within the room the place I used to be treating Mohbad,” stated Ms Ogedengbe.

Hydrocortisone

The nurse additional acknowledged that she and Ayobami went to a pharmacy to buy a hydrocortisone (hydrocort) injection and a Regular Saline infusion to deal with Mohbad’s allergic response and dehydration.

She added that they might not get the medicines on the first pharmacy they visited however may acquire them on the second pharmacy.

“At the moment, it was about 3 p.m., whereas Ayobami (DJ) and I had been operating from one pharmacy to a different, Ayobami (DJ) was receiving calls, and I heard when he stated Mohbad was convulsing, and I informed him that he ought to inform the particular person he’s speaking to, that preparations must be made to take Mohbad to the hospital.

“By the point Ayobami (DJ) and I returned to Mohbad’s home, Mohbad had already been carried exterior. In consequence, the hydrocortisone (aka hydrocort) injection and Regular Saline infusion I obtained from the second pharmacy couldn’t be administered. At this level, I didn’t have entry to Mohbad’s home; all people in the home was already exterior, and the plan was to get Mohbad to the hospital as shortly as potential,” she stated.

Rescue mission

Moreover, she acknowledged that site visitors delayed their motion whereas they had been going to the hospital, prompting them to move Mohbad on a motorbike so they might attain the hospital sooner.

Ms Ogedengbe famous that it took them roughly 20 minutes to reach on the first hospital because of the site visitors.

She famous, “Mohbad didn’t convulse in my presence, nor was he convulsing after I returned to his home. After we finally obtained Mohbad to the primary hospital, the medical personnel on the bottom initially didn’t need to attend to him, and it virtually brought about chaos. Nonetheless, they later tried CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on him within the hospital.

“After the CPR, the physician proclaimed Mohbad introduced in lifeless; I turned shocked and confused. The physician on the first hospital referred to as me apart and requested me what medicines I administered to Mohbad; I defined myself to the physician, the medicine I gave Mohbad and the dosage.”

Furthermore, she acknowledged that they took Mohbad to a different hospital after he was additionally confirmed lifeless.

“Darosha met us on the first hospital whereas Spending was on his option to the primary hospital. When Darosha got here and heard that Mohbad was lifeless, he didn’t imagine it and insisted on taking Mohbad to a different hospital.

“Mohbad was put into Darosha’s automobile. There wasn’t sufficient area for me to comply with the automobile, however Mohbad’s spouse adopted Darosha. Ayobami (DJ) and I joined Spending within the Uber he got here with, whereas Ayobami (DJ) was calling somebody in Darosha’s automobile to know the place about.”

Mohbad’s stays

In line with the nurse, Mohbad’s stays had been introduced again to his home round 8 p.m. after he was confirmed lifeless.

She acknowledged that upon arriving at Mohbad’s home along with his stays, a big crowd had gathered exterior, and his lawyer got here to fulfill them.

Ms Ogedengbe additional acknowledged, “At about 9 p.m., Ayobami (DJ) and I, my cousin (who’s a lawyer ) and Mohbad’s lawyer, all within the quest to get a dying certificates for Mohbad, visited the Police station at Orchid Lekki and the primary hospital Mohbad was carried to. On attending to the Police station at Orchid Lekki, I defined every little thing that occurred to the Police officer who attended to us.

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“After I defined every little thing that occurred to the Police officer who attended to us, the police officer requested Mohbad’s lawyer and Ayobami (DJ) in the event that they wished to file a criticism in opposition to me or in the event that they wished the matter investigated; they responded that they aren’t certain but.

“The Police officer then directed us to Ajiwe Police station at Ajah if we wanted a Police report. I’m certain that Mohbad’s lawyer may give the small print on the hunt to get the Police report and dying certificates on Mohbad. I stayed at Mohbad’s home until after 10 p.m. and left after the ambulance arrived.”

It has been over a yr since Mohbad’s dying, but he has not been buried.

In the meantime, his household stays entangled in a number of controversies, together with disputes over the paternity of his solely son, Liam, his properties, and different associated issues.