05/02/2026
At the Ikorodu High Court, a fresh order was issued for three independent DNA tests to determine the paternity of Mohbadโs son, Liam. The decision comes after earlier complications surrounding the DNA testing process, which had delayed the resolution of a long-running family dispute.
Mohbadโs father, Mr Joseph Aloba, and his lawyer, Barrister Oladayo Ogungbe, appeared at the court for the proceedings. According to Barrister Ogungbe, the court initially approved a DNA test to be conducted independently, but the welfare officer assigned to supervise the process had suggested a facility that appeared to be based in Nigeria and could not conduct tissue-based testing. โEven the other end clearly suggested that the facility cannot do a tissue-based test. We were considering a third party, and all of this was reported to the court,โ he said.
The lawyer explained that, in fairness to the welfare officer, they suggested alternative facilities capable of carrying out the test correctly.
The court agreed that the best way to protect the integrity of the process was to select three facilities abroad. Each side will propose one facility, and the court will source the third. All tests will be tissue-based, ensuring that if one result contradicts another, any foul play would be easily identified. โThe three results must show the same outcome. This is exactly what we have been pushing for from day one. It shows that we have nothing to hide,โ Barrister Ogungbe said.
