Controversial singer Naira Marley has questioned the rationale behind his detention by the police, insisting that he was not in the country at the time of Mohbad’s death.

He said it was unclear why he was targeted when the investigation could have focused on those who were directly around the late singer in the days leading to his passing.

Marley explained that he voluntarily returned to Nigeria to cooperate with investigators and clear his name but was detained for two months, during which his passport was withheld, despite his full cooperation.

He described the prolonged detention as unjustified and said it raised concerns about fairness and efficiency in the justice system.

“If we were in a sane country, the police would have arrested everyone who was with him 24 to 48 hours before he died, the police had no reason to arrest me. I don’t understand, I wasn’t even in the country. People also dug up old videos of him and Sam larry. Sam Larry wasn’t even in the country that time.

“I came to Nigeria to support the investigations because people were pointing fingers at me, so people would understand that I had nothing to do with it. When I came back to Nigeria, I was in kpanti for two months and they held my passport. They had no reason to hold me for that long in a working country.

“Someone among us said Mohbad is dead and I thought they were lying. I thought it was a rouse to blow him up again. I was like, ‘People should be careful what they say. I saw reports saying that he died of an ear infection and I immediately felt they were lying.

“Next thing I knew, I was trending on Twitter and people started posting videos from the NDLEA issue that year. People posted old videos of the fight he had in 2022 with his manager.I wasn’t in the country, how can I be blamed? I can show you my passport stamped and when I came back to Nigeria. People started blaming me I didn’t even have time to mourn him properly”.