Omowunmi, wife of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has confirmed that she is ready to conduct a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test on her son, Liam, to ascertain his paternity.
Omowunmi, popularly known as Wunmi, who confirmed to The Bureau Newspaper on Monday that she has voluntarily agreed to undergo a DNA test.
Speaking via phone, Wunmi emphasized that her decision was made without coercion or pressure from her late husband’s family or online bullying.
She said she made the decision willingly and of her own accord.
She debunked the information making the rounds on social media and blogs that she was pressured by Mohbad’s father and his social media supporters into agreeing to conduct the DNA test.
“I willingly decided to conduct the DNA test on my son, Liam. Let everybody know that I was not forced into agreeing to do the test as they are circulating on blogs and social media.
“I did not agree to do it before because they wanted to force me to do it. In fact, it was not as if I was not ready to do it but I told them (the family) the condition under which I can present my son for the DNA test,” Wunmi told The Bureau Newspaper.
Also, speaking with the media on Sunday, Wunmi’s legal team led by Monisola Odumosu, who also released a statement confirming Wunmi’s decision said that her decision was sequel to the settlement terms drafted by both parties.
Odumosu said, “Emmanuel Oroko informed the court that both parties had settled outside the court and are ready to move the terms of the settlement already filed and served on Wunmi Aloba’s lawyers.
“In response, Kabir Akingbolu, Esq. (leading Adams Atata Esq. and M.K.O Orire Esq.) concurred, and the court adopted the terms of settlement as the judgment of the court.”
Odumosu said Wunmi agreed in the terms of the settlement that the DNA test be conducted in a recognised and accredited government or private medical facility within Lagos State or another agreeable hospital outside the state.
He added that Mohbad’s father, Mr. Joseph Aloba, agreed to bear the cost of the test processes and other associated fees.
Odumosu said, “In the terms filed before the court, the respondent, Wunmi Aloba, consented to submit herself and her son, (Master Liam Aloba), for the conduct of a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) at Two (2) recognised and accredited government or private medical facilities within Lagos State or other agreeable hospital outside Lagos State.
“In turn, the applicant, Mr. Joseph Aloba, agreed to bear the cost of the DNA test processes, including the fees for the testing facility, the collection of samples, and any associated legal or administrative fees.
“The court further ordered that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test be conducted at a mutually agreed-upon laboratory or medical centre within Nigeria.
“To ensure and ascertain the reliability of the test, the court further appointed some officers to supervise the process of the DNA test.”
Mohbad’s father had filed a suit through his legal team, seeking a DNA test for his grandson, Liam.
