Nigerian Singer, Davido has resumed his feud with his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, while suing the entrepreneur, seeking full custody of their daughter, Imade Aurora Adeleke.
In an April 17, 2024, petition to the Lagos State High Court submitted by Davido’s attorneys, Dr. Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others, Davido enumerated numerous reasons why he is seeking custody of Imade, age nine.
He claimed that Sophia was torturing him by using Imade to defraud him of money while making ludicrous demands.
In the lawsuit, Davido stated, “It is documented that I have been accountable for paying my daughter’s tuition in order to give her the best education possible and to effortlessly fulfill all of her educational requirements.
“That I have additionally been giving money to cover the respondent’s and our daughter’s apartment rent.”
He said, “The respondent rejected the offer to stay and live at the above-described secured Oniru apartment, which had been purchased already, but demanded that I continue to pay N5,000,000 annually for a rented facility as my own contribution towards my daughter’s accommodation.”
Davido said to ensure that the interest of Imade was well-catered for, “I bought a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle for the use of the child and the respondent to meet the transport needs, including transportation of the child to and from school, etc.”
He added that sometime last year, he received a call from her daughter’s school that Imade had been absent for two weeks, and upon his inquiry from Momodu, “She began to make excuses and complained that the Range Rover SUV was not in a good condition, however, she refused to inform me about that.”
He went on, “In response to the information regarding the stated condition of the vehicle, I gave the respondent and our daughter another vehicle, a Highlander SUV, and additionally, the amount of N5.8m that she requested for the Range Rover SUV’s repair, making it two vehicles in their custody and use.”
According to Davido, to further ensure that the interest of their child was adequately taken care of, “I also made commitments to pay for living expenses, the fees of the nanny to our child, provide medical and health care, insurance, periodic international travel expenses and tickets.”
“That notwithstanding my efforts in the overall interest of my daughter, the respondent has continued to make outlandish and Utopian demands to frustrate me,” the singer added.
Listing the other demands allegedly made by Momodu, he said, “The respondent, among others, is demanding that I should pay the nanny she hired the sum of $800 per month, and that the total sum of $19,600 per annum be paid as a lump sum.”
In spite of his efforts to provide their daughter with a better life, Davido stated that “the respondent has continued to show me unwarranted cruelty, inflicting so much pain on me.”
Published by Ejoh Caleb
