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

0
63

  • By Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú
  • BBC News, Lagos

Image source, BBC/Adekola Olawale

Image caption,

The singer also called himself “Imole” – the Yoruba word for light

Fans 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…