Ayobami Sodiq, popularly known as Spending and a close associate of the late singer Mohbad, has been rearrested by the Nigeria Police Force as part of a renewed investigation into the circumstances surrounding the musician’s death.
According to a police source who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Monday, Spending was apprehended in Lagos last week and transferred to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) at the police headquarters in Abuja, where he remains in custody.
“Spending was brought to the force headquarters following a petition requesting a reinvestigation into Mohbad’s death. He was interrogated and subsequently detained,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The source also revealed that Mohbad’s wife, Omowunmi, had been invited to the department for questioning. “She first arrived on Thursday, returned on Friday, and was later allowed to go,” the source added.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed Spending’s detention but clarified that Mohbad’s wife was not in custody. “We have Spending in our custody; Mohbad’s wife is not here with us,” he said.
Rights group United Advocates Group said Spending’s rearrest followed its petition to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, urging a fresh probe into Mohbad’s death. In a statement signed by its counsel, Oluwatosin Adefajo, the group commended the IGP for approving a reinvestigation.
The group said the IGP, through a memo signed by DCP Asuquo Effiong on August 15, 2024, instructed the police legal section to review the matter. United Advocates Group noted that it had submitted a five-page petition on August 10, 2024, requesting a thorough reinvestigation, in addition to an earlier petition by Mohbad’s father through his former lawyer, Barrister Taiwo Odumosu.
Adefajo explained that the group had engaged extensively with the Force PRO and the Legal Unit, leading to an internal review and recommendation for reinvestigation. The statement highlighted difficulties with the FCID Panti and Lagos Police Command, which had failed to provide updates or certified copies of the investigation report. To support its petition, the group sourced a public statement by Lagos CP Owohunwa from the National Library.
“The group submitted additional petitions in March 2025 and provided further evidence at the police’s request. In April and May, they worked with private investigators and legal experts to gather new evidence, and were overjoyed when the IGP approved a fresh investigation in April 2025,” the statement added.
Mohbad, a former signee of Naira Marley, died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27. Following his death, the Lagos State Police Command established a 13-man special investigation team on September 18, 2023, to probe the case. In July 2025, a coroner’s court in Ikorodu recommended the prosecution of 37-year-old nurse Fisayo Ogedengbe, who allegedly administered a tetanus injection to the late singer shortly before his death.
