Naira Marley Finally Breaks Silence on Where He Was When Mohbad Died: "I Dismissed It"

• Nigerian rapper, Naira Marley, has insisted he was outside Nigeria when Mohbad passed away
• In a tell-it-all interview, the rapper claimed he first thought the news of Mohbad’s death was clout-chasing
• Naira Marley alleged that paid blogs twisted the narrative against him after the tragedy

Nearly two years after the painful passing of fast-rising rapper Mohbad, his former label boss, Afeezz Fasola, aka Naira Marley, has opened up yet again on the events of that fateful day.

In a lengthy tell-it-all interview uploaded to his YouTube page, the Marlian Records founder recounted where he was when news broke that Mohbad had died.

“I was in Amsterdam when Mohbad died"

According to Marley, he was far from Lagos when Mohbad gave up the ghost on September 12, 2023.

The rapper recalled:

“We were in Amsterdam, in a restaurant, waiting for our food when someone just said Mohbad had died"

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At first, he didn’t believe it. “I dismissed it, saying he was chasing clout to blow,” he added.

But fellow artiste Zinoleesky quickly corrected him, urging him to take the news seriously.

Moments later, Marley said he logged on to Instagram and saw that Mohbad’s death was being linked to an ear infection.

However, Marley claimed that shortly after, social media shifted the blame toward him.

He stated:

“Boom, on Twitter everybody just switched and started saying that Naira Marley, finally, you have killed him. They started posting videos of the NDLEA issue, his fight with the ex-manager."

The rapper alleged that people were deliberately funding blogs to “change the narrative” against him while he wasn’t even in the country.

Since Mohbad’s sudden death, fingers have continuously pointed in Naira Marley’s direction, with fans accusing him and his associate, Sam Larry, of bullying the late artiste during his lifetime.

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Although the Lagos State Coroner has been probing the case, many Nigerians have remained skeptical of Marley’s innocence.

See the interview here:

Fans react to Naira Marley's confession

Legit.ng compiled the reactions of netizens below:

@antibrokefr:

"He wants to blow again for person wey don dey pop pass even you sef at that time. Your papa"

@jayebros

"Someone with 2 solid songs popping out heavily at the time wants to blow again. It’s not your fault sha. RIP Mohbad."

@Jayjay709047230

"Why did zino say “they should know what they’re saying o” una get issues before e die be that"

@Alicekem1:

"Am not even saying he did it, but u dnt even need to be around to pai or deal with someone, you just need capable hands on deck that's all so all this I wasn't in the country isn't a good alaby u do not need to be in the country brov,make I form accent too awon werey"

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@Dane3201:

"U go explain Taya. There’s no way u can wash urself clean . If u like so world press conferences . Invite Al jazera, CNN,BBC,NTA"

I warned Mohbad about taking substances - Naira Marley

Also, Legit.ng reported that Naira Marley spoke about his relationship with late singer Mohbad.

The Soapy hitmaker disclosed that Mohbad was allegedly introduced to a hard substance known as Ice by his friends.

Naira claimed that he advised his former signee against taking such substances, noting that Mohbad apologised for his actions and revealed that he used hard substances due to stress.

Source: Legit.ng