Benin Stand Still As Tarex Lounge Welcomes Shmurda For Mohbad's Tribute Night


.        Bella Shmurda




By Editor


Oct 13, 2023




Benin City, Edo State capital will on  October 27, 2023 be agog as the Chief Executive Officer of Tarex Lounge, Mr. Lucky Ohimai brings young and enterprising Nigerian artiste, Bella Shmurda to perform at the Tribute Night for Ileriouluwa Oladimeji Aloba a.k.a Mohbad.

Mohbad, one of the Nigeria finest in the music industry died at 27 in Lagos State.

Chief Executive Officer of Tarex Lounge, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Benin City.

Ohimai said that he shares in the pains that the music industry is currently going through for the death of  one of its finest as at the time the country needed him most.

He said many young artistes look up to him for mentorship but today, it is so painful that he is no more.

While extending his heartfelt condolences to the family he left behind, he said that Tarex Lounge shares in the moment of their grief.

While calling on the family left behind to take heart, he added that it is not the number of years one spends on earth that matters but the impact to humanity.

Ohimai said With various calls from Nigerians asking the police to investigate the cause of his sudden death shows he was loved by Nigerians.

The CEO of Tarex Lounge said that as part of his solidarity with the immediate family and the music industry where he has carved a niche for himself, he has decided to put a night of tribute for him where the artistes in Benin, fans of Mohbad will come together to honour him.

Also speaking, an event promoter, Mr. Matthew Evbakor Oshodin said this is the first of its kind in the state.

Oshodin, while commending Mr. Ohimai on his bold initiative and foresight in the hospitality business, said this singular feat by him (Ohimai), shows that the music industry and the hospitality business are just like a Siamese twins and that they needed each other to survive. 

He called on the residents of the state to turn out en-masse to pay the late musician his last respect while also calling on the security agencies to help unravel the mysteries behind his death.

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