James Omotosho, the judge, fixed the date on Thursday after hearing arguments in the suit instituted by Break the Silence Foundation, a non-governmental organisation.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/363/2026, lists the IGP, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the commissioner of police, Lagos state police command, as respondents.
At the hearing, none of the respondents was represented in court.
Tunde Falola, counsel to the foundation, adopted all the processes filed on behalf of the plaintiff and urged the court to grant the reliefs sought.
The court also heard an application by Samson Obaboye, who sought to be joined as an interested party in the suit.
Obaboye said he supported calls for truth, transparency, accountability and justice over the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death and wished to present relevant facts before the court.
Omotosho, however, dismissed the application, holding that the applicant failed to establish sufficient legal interest in the matter to warrant his joinder.
The court had earlier granted leave to the foundation to commence the action through an ex parte application for judicial review and an order of mandamus compelling the police authorities to conduct a fresh investigation into the singer’s death.
Speaking on the issue, Falola said the foundation approached the court because it was dissatisfied with the outcome of the initial police investigation, arguing that several critical leads and aspects of the case were not thoroughly examined.
“The circumstances surrounding his death remain mysterious and deserve public attention. As a human rights organisation seeking justice, we believe the police should reopen the investigation,” he said.
Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, after an injection by an auxiliary nurse. He was buried the next day but exhumed on September 21 for an autopsy.
In May 2024, pathologists reported that due to advanced decomposition, the cause of death could not be determined.
