THE autopsy conducted on the remains of late Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has revealed that the rushed burial organised two days after his death has made it impossible to ascertain the actual cause of his death.
The autopsy result, according to a report by an online report, indicated that there was drug reaction following the discovery of “Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine” in the post -mortem test.
It, however, noted that the concentration of Diphenhydramine was not in a fatal or lethal range from the findings.
Anti-histamines are medicines used to treat symptoms of allergies and a variety of other conditions, such as stomach problems, colds and anxiety, among others.
The test, conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), a certified true copy of which was obtained by nline medium on Thursday, June 6, samples of the gastric content, blood, bone marrow, liver, kidney and lung of the musician were retrieved for a toxicology test.
The anatomical and pathological findings revealed that Mohbad had an injury on his right forearm and his body was exhumed with moderate to severe decomposition, while the autopsy also showed that “no significant gross finding” could be attributed to his death.
The toxicology “revealed the positive finding of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine. However, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range.”
The report said the cause of death could not be ascertained, but added that there is a possibility of drug reaction, in view of any significant post-mortem and toxicology findings, saying: “It is noteworthy that the body neither had an autopsy nor embalmed prior to interment on the second day.
“Following the Order for Exhumation, the body was exhumed on 21/09/2023 (eight days after the burial). Autopsy revealed moderate to marked decomposition of organs. Apart from the superficial injury on the right forearm, no significant gross finding could be attributed to death.
“Against this background, samples were taken for toxicology to determine if there was any anaphylactic reaction, substances of abuse, overdosage or common household poisoning.
“Toxicology revealed positive findings of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine. However, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range. The other analytics were unremarkable.
“In determining fatal anaphylactic shock, blood sample needs to be taken as quickly as possible.
“Unfortunately, this was prevented or made impossible by the burial of the deceased on the second day. In the light of the foregoing, cause of death could not be ascertained.
“However, the possibility of a fatal anaphylactic shock (drug reaction) could be considered in view of the absence of any significant post-mortem and toxicology findings.”
