Counsel to Wunmi, Taiwo Olawanle, has however denied knowledge of the court order.
18th April 2024 09:36 AM
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos has ordered that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, be served notice of a pending DNA test application, by substituted means.
This was revealed in a statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, maintaining that the order became necessary after the court sheriff attempted to serve the court process personally on Wunmi twice, but failed.
Odumosu said, “If the process were served on the last-known address of the respondent by Order of the Court, it would constitute good service and she would be aware of the pending suit. The Chief Magistrate granted the order and ordered that the respondent be served by posting the court process on her last known address.
The statement added that the singer’s wife, in a viral video, said she was ready for a DNA test, noting that she had never been available for the court sheriff to serve her the originating motion.
Odumosu also added that the matter had been adjourned till next month for the report of service.
In the application filed by the legal team to Joseph Aloba, father to the late singer, the family sought an order to serve Wunmi the court papers for the DNA, by posting all the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known address of the respondent.