A professional driver who transported late Afrobeat star Mohbad to a show on the day of his death has shared a detailed account of the emotional turmoil and tense encounters the singer experienced before his sudden passing.
Testifying at the ongoing coroner’s inquest on Friday, the driver—who has over 20 years of experience said Mohbad was visibly unsettled throughout the day and had multiple heated arguments, especially with his wife, Wunmi.
“On the day of the show, I went to Mohbad’s house. He came out with his wife and son looking happy and was playing with his child,” the driver recounted.
However, things changed once they set out. During the trip, Mohbad and Wunmi began arguing in Yoruba, which the driver only partially understood.
“The only thing I heard clearly was when Wunmi said in pidgin, ‘You dey disgrace me and your pikin.’ She even threatened not to go again, but we all pleaded with her,” he said.
At the event venue, Mohbad completed his performance and was escorted to the car by soldiers after a group of area boys demanded money. According to the driver, Mohbad got agitated and attempted to confront the crowd, but was persuaded to stay calm.
Tension escalated when an unexpected fight broke out between Mohbad and his associate Primeboy.
“He told Primeboy to get down and started punching him. Primeboy kept saying, ‘Mohbad I can’t fight you, I can’t touch you,’ but Mohbad didn’t stop. When Primeboy dodged one blow, Mohbad’s hand hit the Prado’s glass, and he injured himself,” the driver said.
He described seeing blood on the vehicle’s footmat and on Wunmi’s clothes. Despite the injury, the arguments between Mohbad and his wife resumed on the way home.
“Wunmi insulted him, calling him names like ‘oloriburuku’ and ‘oloshi.’ She even said she once helped him borrow N200,000 in 2020 which he gave to his mother. Mohbad replied that he would pay her back. Then she grabbed him by the collar until his necklace broke,” the driver said.
He criticized Wunmi’s behavior, adding, “If Wunmi was my wife, I would have beaten her blue-black for the nonsense she did in that car.”
He also addressed widespread rumors, firmly denying claims that Mohbad tried to throw his son into a river. “That never happened. It’s not true,” he said.
The driver revealed that after dropping everyone off, he chose to sleep in the car. Around 3 a.m., some of Mohbad’s associates asked him to drive them to a pharmacy, but he declined due to lack of fuel. By morning, when he knocked on the gate, no one responded until Wunmi appeared at 11 a.m., thinking he had already left. She promised to pay for the damages to the car.
Tragically, the next day, he received a call telling him to report to the nearest police station. A friend then informed him of Mohbad’s death.
“I was shocked. How come?” he said emotionally.
The testimony adds another layer to the ongoing investigation into Mohbad’s mysterious death, further intensifying public interest in the final moments of the late singer’s life.
