Naira Marley has spoken out after a court exonerated him and Sam Larry in the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad.
Both men had been accused of subjecting Mohbad to unbearable bullying before his death.
Videos of Mohbad alleging bullying and assault resurfaced after his demise, leading Nigerians to accuse Naira Marley (Abdulazeez Fashola) and Sam Larry (Samson Balogun) of being complicit when Mohbad d!ed under questionable circumstances.
However, a court has now ruled that Naira Marley, Sam Larry, and PrimeBoy have no hand in Mohbad’s death.
Subsequently, Naira Marley took to his Instagram Stories to release a statement.
He also shared posts made by his supporters in his favour.
In his statement, Naira Marley wrote: “I never thought silence could be so loud. I never thought someone I called
my brother, someone I protected, would leave this world with my name on his
shadow.
“I have carried this weight, this pain, this shame that was never mine to bear.
“We, as Marlians, were not perfect. We had to grow, we had to adapt.
“Mistakes were made, but they were business – never war.
“I made peace with Mohbad. We understood each other beyond the noise, beyond the misunderstandings. And you know this.
“Yet when he took his last breath in you all arms, you looked at the world and pointed at me. You let them tear me apart. You let them call me a killer while you sat there, knowing the truth. Now you tell the story?
“I welcomed you all into my home. I gave you my trust. And yet, my brother is gone, still not buried, and that is your fault. Telling the truth from the beginning would have given him the rest he deserves.
“Regardless I will always be there for him.
“You never thought I would survive. You never thought I would walk through the fire and face my people, maybe you hoped I would stay a fugitive. You thought I would run. Instead, I stood before the justice system, spent time in jail and faced everything head-on while you changed the story, again and again.
“But God sees all. The truth does not shake. The lies will fade, and time will reveal everything.
“I have been broken, but I am not destroyed. And when the truth finally speaks, I pray your heart is strong enough to bear it.”
