Dele Momodu, a celebrity journalist and social commentator, has addressed the ongoing dispute between his niece, Sophia Momodu, and Afrobeat superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.
Sophia, Davido’s first baby mama and Momodu’s niece, recently filed a counter-suit against Davido over the custody of their child.
The controversy began when Davido sought custody of their child through a Lagos High Court, alleging that Sophia was using the child to frustrate and exploit him.
In her counter-affidavit, Sophia denied these allegations, asserting that Davido turned his back on her and their child after she refused his request for sexual favors.
She also argued that granting Davido custody would not be in the child’s best interest, given that he is now married to another woman.
In a detailed post on Saturday, Dele Momodu recounted his involvement in the matter and expressed his surprise at Davido’s legal action.
He stated, “Last night, I received a distressing message from Mr David Adeleke (aka Davido). He was obviously devastated by the counter-affidavit submitted in court, earlier in the day, in response to his affidavit seeking a joint custody of his daughter with my niece Sophia Momodu.”
“I had seen David’s affidavit about two weeks ago and I was very surprised as David and I had spoken on a video call days earlier, with him and Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, and he never told me he had any custody issues with my niece. So you can imagine my confusion to find out via social media and subsequently confirmed by my niece that he had filed an action in court seeking joint custody of their daughter.
“During the referenced video call, we were all very excited about his forthcoming wedding ceremony, an event our family congratulated him about. Prior to this, David had told me he eventually spoke to their daughter, after a long lull of about two years,” he added.
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