Mohbad was not my son; he was like a brother to me. Everything I did in life, I did for him, hoping he could have a bright future and support his siblings.

“Mohbad was not my son; he was like a brother to me. Everything I did in life, I did for him, hoping he could have a bright future and support his siblings. His stepmother asked me to choose between my son and herself, and I chose my son because I wanted him to succeed in life. That's how my ex-wife left me” — Mohbad's father (Aloba Joseph ) via BBC 

“Mohbad and I were like siblings. We did everything together from childhood. When he was small, I was a singer. I taught him how to sing so we could do it together. When his mother left us, we used to do carpentry work together, and we would plan on how to use the money to take care of him and his siblings. When he wanted to go to university, I had to sell everything I had and give him the money so he could go to school. That was before he went and joined Marlian Music. — He was someone that was always contempted with what he had, and liked to listen to people who are doing better than him”