Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has shed light on the quick burial of his son, who passed away at the age of 27 on September 12, with the burial taking place the following day.
In a recent interview shared by Temilola Sobola (@TemilolaSobola) via Instagram on Tuesday, Aloba attributed the swift burial to Yoruba culture. He explained that it is customary not to delay the burial of a deceased person when both parents are still alive.
He said that it might have been thought about preserving Mohbad’s remains in a mortuary until a later date if he had died at an older age.
Aloba further disclosed that Mohbad owned the land where his son was buried and that he had donated it to him so that he could construct a church. He added that it was in keeping with Yoruba norms to bury him quickly.
“In Yoruba land, his corpse is not the kind to be kept when both of his parents are still alive,” he said.
“That land where Mohbad was buried is his only land, that is the only land I know him to have owned.
“Truly he gave me the land to build my church because we had both agreed to build the church there and since that’s the only land I knew him to have.”
