MohBad mourners teargassed at Nigeria's Lekki toll gate after Lagos concert - BBC News

It happened after a memorial concert in Lagos for MohBad, who died last week aged 27.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, BBC/Adekola OlawaleImage caption, The singer also called himself "Imole" - the Yoruba word for lightBy Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lúBBC News, LagosFans mourning Afrobeats star MohBad have been teargassed in the Nigerian city of Lagos as police said they were blocking traffic on a major highway.

They had congregated at the city's Lekki toll gate after a memorial concert for the 27-year-old singer, who died last week in a hospital in Lagos.

There has been an outpouring of grief for the musician and demands for the cause of his death to be made public.

The Lagos authorities have now exhumed his body as part of an investigation.

The concert to pay tribute to MohBad, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba, was held in a park on Lagos's Victoria Island on Thursday evening.

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