Death of MohBad
On 12 September 2023, Nigerian musician MohBad died of ear infection in Lagos, at the age of 27.[1] The nurse, who treated him with Tetanus vaccine before he died, was reportedly arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, according to Iyabo Ojo in the Daily Post Newspapers.[2]
The social movement #JusticeforMohBad became one of Nigeria's largest social movements which has attracted media attention internationally, after the End SARS movement. According to the BBC, the hashtag #Justice4MohBad has been trending on social media since MohBad's death, because some people expressed anger about how MohBad had been a victim of bullying within the music industry while he was alive, which made him to part ways with Naira Marley's Marlian Records in 2022.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Akinpe, Yusuf. "MohBad mourners teargassed at Nigeria's Lekki toll gate after Lagos concert". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Itodo, Sunny Green (21 September 2023). "Nurse who treated Mohbad has been arrested - Iyabo Ojo". Daily Post Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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