Earlier today, Punch newspaper published a story.
According to a report, Davido and his family members were still holding on to Sophia’s baby!
threatened that only the court could take the baby away from them.
of anonymity said,
‘‘We have been told that only the court can take the
baby away from them. But we also want to know if they took the baby
away from the mother through the court. The baby’s mother is heartbroken
and cries everyday over the matter.’’
2. The Adelekes and the Momodus will meet
with officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking
in Persons this week over the petition sent by the Momodus to the
agency on December 30, 2015.
on Saturday said,
‘‘I can confirm to you that the two families are
meeting with the agency this week. I cannot say the exact day of the
week because the agency gave an option for them to choose a particular
day the two families can agree on. They are to come and explain what
transpired before it got to the level of attempted abduction.’’
Hours ago, singer Davido, released an article, telling his side of the raging controversy as he battles his baby-mama, Sophia
Momodu and her uncle, Dele Momodu, for the custody of his love-child,
Imade Adeleke.
3. Revelation on the brith of Imade, the baby and how Dele Momodu abandoned Sophia
“When the second trimester of Sophia’s pregnancy was closing, she tortuously announced to me that she was in the family way.
My mind was bemused,and so was my soul confused. But I quickly
realized that nothing more could be done to alter my status as a
father-to-be. I knew that i was not ready to be a dad. Still, I adjusted
myself to the realities of my new situation and the consequences of my
past personal indiscretions.
I made the determination that I was going to be a good dad. I also
reasoned that my blunder is not enough pretext to make me a husband. I
was just 21. And so I decided to be a responsible dad without being
husband to the mother of my baby. I never was in love with Sophia
neither was marriage ever in the offing.
Without knowing for sure that I was the real dad of the baby, I
entrusted Sophia to the services of a private hospital for both
pre-natal and post-natal medical cares. An apartment at Lekki was leased
for 2 years, and paid for by me. The burden of medical bills, feeding,
transportation and sundry costs rested on my person. No family member of
Sophia including Uncle Dele Momodu rose to help nor guide Sophia.
I own my property at Lekki and had allowed Sophia to stay in the
house because she claimed that she knew nobody in Lagos and that her
father was deceased whilst her mother was resident in Abuja. For real,
Sophia was a drifter without a dime, education nor career.
My compassion, ignorance, naivety and poor judgment had combined to
make me a victim to a much older lady with super cunning sense that was
mixed with a vicious and diabolical nature. I stand accused but calmly
accepted my responsibility for the sad misadventure that caused me to be
a seat-mate with Sophia on a plane that was flying nowhere.
All along, I have only been generous with Sophia without knowing for
sure I was the father to the baby she was carrying. On May 14, 2015,
Sophia delivered her baby named Imade. It was after Sophia had
deliveredthe baby that DNA testing medically confirmed that I was indeed
the biological father of our child named Imade.
Once this status was obtained, Sophia started to apply maximum
financial demands on me. I bought all the baby things and fully
furnished her apartment. Sophia knew well how to spend money and yet
contributed zero to the vast expenses that I incurred. None in her
family contributed even a fake coin to the cost of having Imade.
Uncle Dele Momodu, now the pompous moralist, never visited Sophia nor
even delivered an ordinary greeting cardto Imade nor to her mum.
Throughout the many months that Sophia stayed at my house when she
claimed she has no family in Lagos, Uncle Dele Momodu and his bossy wife
never showed up at my house to say hello to either of us.
When the going was good, Sophia had told me plenty things about her
uncle Dele Momodu that I need not repeat here. And she never invited me
to go with her to visit him and I don’t have the knowledge that she ever
visited him throughout the time she stayed in my house. She always
explained that a visit to Uncle Dele was needless and unnecessary. Uncle
Dele Momodu never liked, and still does not like Sophia. He is now just
grandstanding because Sophia had a baby for a fairly prominent family
and famous Davido.
4. The curious case of Mrs Momodu
The case of Mrs Momodu baffles me even more. Why did she not think it
necessary to move to Sophia’s apartment to help her out and show her the
tricks of motherhood when Imade was newly born. Not once did she visit
Sophia and her baby until December 2015. She gave neither care, love nor
financial support to Sophia. Now, at 7 months old, and a child with
special medical needs, Mrs Momodu rushed to the Lagos Airport to make an
awful botch of her standing as a mother: Mrs Momodu certainly not a good
person. She put time and energy to prevent my daughter and I,the real
father of Imade, from travelling aboard to keep an appointment with the
American Hospital, Dubai. At the point of dying in November, 2015.
Imade
had been rushed to this medical facility in Dubai, where she received
helpful and adequate treatment, and was duly returned to Nigeria,
without any side excursions.
What then suddenly propels the fear or dangerous love
of Mr & Mrs Momodu for Sophia? I deeply sense this couple never loved
Sophia nor her late father. They also resent her mum, and probably are
jealous that Sophia ever became a mum herself, and thus, wish that
Sophia’s daughter who is also my daughter, must needlessly perish.
5. Davido does not see Sophia as a member of his own family
Where is the inherent value in a callous human ploy that directly
intends to prevent a child from receiving necessary medical care aboard
once the biological father, David Adeleke, the child’s grandfather and
all my siblings who are uncles and aunties to Imadeare booked to fly on
this essential medical trip to which we have attached a restful family
vacation? Sophia ain’t a member of our family, period.
Surely, Sophia was not with Imade when she first visited Dubai, and
yet Imade was promptly returned to Nigeria. And no one said Sophia
cannot come to Dubai except that I declared that I don’t want the trip
to seem like a spousal get-away. Sophia ain’t my wife and I refuse to
let any action conspire to make us look like a couple. She seemed unable
or unwilling to pay her way to Dubai. Also, her boastful Uncle, alas,
refused to volunteer to pay her way to Dubai.
I never suggested to an elder what he should take up as his personal
responsibility if indeed he cared at all for Sophia as his robust
involvement in our odd relationship wishes to establish.
MrMomodu never
bought the ticket but wanted to enforce his cosine to join my family on
this Dubai trip.
Dangerous lights are furiously blinking red around my daughter,
Sophia and my person. Uncle Dele Momodu and his wife are providers of
the energy espousing the idea of a needless death to my daughter. I now
say it loud and clear, should my daughter die, this strange couple are
mainly responsible. Mr Dele Momodu should just leave me and my family
alone!
His daughter is not who had a baby for me, and he has been too
much of an absentee uncle to Sophia to have any traction on the moral
authority that commands the soul and heart of this matter. Sophia Never
formally introduced him nor his wife to me, at anytime. Why are they now
crowding my space and that of my daughter?
6. Davido insists that Sophia is a night crawler and shameless mother
In May, the same month Imade was born, Sophia settled in her fancy
apartment for which I paid a hefty bill for a 2 year lease. Her baby was
healthy. And she seemed happy. I would take care of all the financial
needs of Imade and still pay Sophia a living allowance of 300,000 Naira
plus utility bills.
Within a matter of weeks, Sophia missing and lusting for the streets
of Lagos, especially the glitzy night life. She often left Imade home
for clubbing, binge drinking and a life of debauchery and deviant
living. She would sleep all day and party all night. When awake, she was
addicted to the telephone and cannabis. She paid the baby no attention
at all and seem to despise motherhood and parenting.
Imade was in her custody for 2 straight months, unchallenged and
uninterrupted, until the baby took badly and severely ill in July. Imade
cried, ceaselessly, for 48 hours. She was rushed to the hospital where
her condition confounded medical experts. Several tests were conducted
on her and later on the mother.
Medical reports, herein attached(exhibit
1), proved that Sophia’s blood was polluted to the maximum level with
cannabis and she had by the process of breast feeding infected her child
with complicated medical conditions associated with the use of alcohol
and especially cannabis. The trouble spot for Imade was her lungs. She
had difficulty breathing largely because of the contaminated breast milk
and the severity of the “Second Smoke” of marijuana inhaled by the poor
child.
The medical experts at the hospital were enraged by the callous
treatment of Imade by her own mother and declared her unfit for the
caring and the nursing of a delicate baby. The team determined that they
would hand over the baby to the Children’s Welfare Authority of Lagos
State Government. My family started to plead with the hospital
management.
7. How Sophia agreed into letting the Adelekes have her baby
For the first time, Sophia too was sober, sorry and
contrite. We pleaded that the baby would be kept from the mother once
she was returned to us, and that we would take over responsibilities for
Imade’s welfare.
Voluntarily, Sophia, in the attempt to avoid the handing over of the
baby to the children welfare authority, agreed to a compromise position
that she would transfer Imade to the Adeleke family until the cannabis
in the systems of both mum and daughter was completely outand
comprehensively cleaned out.
The medical expert also indicated that the full damage to Imade’s
person could not be ascertained right away and that her mental state now
or in d future could not be determined nor predicted until perhaps when
she would have attained adulthood. This was why and how Imade was
transferred tothe custody of the Adeleke family.
8. Why Davido did not get Sophia the car he promised her
Soonest, Sophia began to make vigorous demands for the brand new car
promised to her by me in May. My father stood out of all this matter and
pointedly told me that although I was very young but I was already
making big income and therefore must learn to be a responsible adult who
takes care of business properly and accordingly. He had instructed
since May, that i should provide the mother of my baby with a car,
without delay.
But I have since had a change of mind on this issue because, of
Sophia’s night crawling activities and reckless partying at night clubs.
Her clubbing rendezvous escalated. In fact, she had gone to a club on
Victoria Island and spent 250,000 Naira in one night. Unashamedly, she
told the management of the club to slap “Davido” with the bill. I have
refused to pay but till date, the club has never let off the harassment
of my person for the settlement of this wild bill. I still don’t believe
that my obstinacy will finally absorbed from the payment of this
reckless charge. This was one of the main reason I put the purchase of
the car on hold
Meanwhile,Imade was increasingly worse off in wellness and she had to
be flown to the American hospital in Dubai. I wrote a letter of release
authorizing my sister to travel to Dubai with Imade. The hospital saved
Imade who was returned to Nigeria with a medical equipment that had to
be used daily to enable Imadeto gain restful sleep and balanced
respiratory rhythm. The photograph of this equipment is hereby attached.
9. How the trip to Dubai saved Imade’s life:
If Imade had not gone to Dubai, it is fair to say that she may not be
alive today. Still, some people prevented her from keeping a follow-up
appointment at the American Hospital in Dubai.
For the silliest possible
reason.My family would not pay for Sophia’s flight ticket and thus Imade
would be disallowed from traveling for the vital purpose of medical
conditions that lend oxygen to her life. Which is more important to Mr
Dele Momomdu, the ticket for his cousin or the overall wellness of
Imade? And why can’t this glamorous uncle buy the ticket for Sophia so
that the life of imade is not compromised?
10. Davido has given up on Sophia:
She
is dismally inattentive. But she is a fabulous cannon fodder for all the
frivolities of life. What more can I do for a woman who is not my wife?
I am 23. I ain’t ready for marriage or even fatherhood. But I have
accepted my responsibilities as my father raised me to understand life
and deal with all its challenges.
The only reason why some of us are dancing naked in the market place
today is because Sophia’s request to go to Dubai on my ticket was
declined. She is demanding for her new car and a raise of her allowance
to one million naira per month. The sole reason why she’s demanding for
the custody of Imade is to justify the necessity for this delusional one
million naira. A domestic matter that could have been quietly and
sensibly settled has been tossed to the public domain with the brutal
consequences to the most innocent actor in this drama, Imade.
From December 23-28, Sophia lived at my father’s Lekki residence in
peace except for the first one hour when a medication was misapplied by
her and Imade speedily vomited for a fearfully long time. Sophia did not
know how to even bathe her own baby. She brought a friend to stay with
her in a 3-bedroom flat with a resident professional nurse and nanny.
Overall, her stay was joyful and in alignment with the thrills of the
Christmas holiday season.
On December 29, less than 24hours of leaving my father’s house,
Sophia was at the airport in the company of her uncle and his wife with
malice aforethought and the aim to do maximum damage that would obstruct
her child from traveling aboard to receive necessary and needful
medical care. She was welcome to join us if she had bought her ticket or
her uncle had funded her for the trip.
I offered to buy her a car and suggested a Toyota brand or Hyundai.
She lost her cool and told me off. She wanted a fancy jeep and
preferably, a Mercedes Benz Jeep. I laughed because she just wanted to
be a Lagos Big Girl for nothing. She hardly can cope with the cheapest
car much less the ruinous cost of maintaining a Mercedes Benz vehicle.
In December she received 500,000 naira as her allowance without doing
anything for Imade. Life is not a bed of roses. Neither have I ever
promised Sophia a rose garden. Her spontaneous motions of delusions
utterly baffle me!
11. The lie that was fed to internet users
On her twitter page, she claimed she has recovered Imade from
captivity. But Imade never was in captivity. Sophia certainly knows
where Imade is. And it is where she left her on December 28, at my
father’s house. What is the lie about? Sophia also claimed that she
hasn’t seen her daughter in 5 months This cannot be true. Sophie spent
every Sunday with her baby at my father’s house since July 2015 when she
voluntarily transferred Imade to the Adeleke family after the cannabis
incidence.
She and her daughter constantly appear on her face book and twitter
pages throughout this period of 5 months. What manner of unreliable and
lying person is Sophia.? The picture of your reconciliation with Imade
after “captivity” that you posted on your twitter page came directly
from the photo shoot that you posed for at my father’s house during your
Christmas stay. Why can’t you ever be affable with truth nor have a
relationship with honour?
12. Shame on Uncle Dele Momodu:
Uncle Dele Momodu was the first to bring this domestic matter online
and onto the internet. Uncle Dele Momodu ran smack into the internet
highway on December 30 with Video recordings that he dishonestly,
immorally and unlawfully recorded at a government facility and office at
the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Uncle, you are wrong
and you are not doing the right thing.
By doing a thing so unlawful over a domestic mater between a
23-yearold boy and your niece is a bothersome slight that proved your
niece must have learnt her sleazy ways from your own accomplished
slap-happy conduct.
Life is beautiful if we all live in simple ways and do not engage
criminal gadgets to replace integrity and honour. Your worthless
videorecordings has achieved nothing. But exposed your naivety and lack
of decorum. Your recordings cannot alter the fact that I am “Davido”
father of Imade and it cannot force me to be the husband of your cousin.
In truth, I don’t know if you are uncle or cousin to Sophia. The word
uncle has lost it esteem since the timethat sleazebucket took over our
land. Still, Uncle Dele Momodu, it is immoral, unlawful and unethical to
clandestinely record anyone, especially friends and family members.
This scandalous act truly got you slaughtered and put a new slant on
your person.
I am 23 and you are almost 60. Your
cousin has a baby for me. Rather than bring us together as a family,
you wished for glowing embers to come out of cool cucumber. You know
damn well how to grandstand. This is why you instructed your lawyers to
put garbage on the internet in a matter that should be showcased in the
court of law.
Uncle, who offended you? Is it Davido, Sophia or Imade? It cannot be
my late mum after whom I named Imade. Is it my gentle dad? Why have you
engaged yourself in a bitter private vendetta with my family? Uncle, you
will have your day in court. But you will soonest be forced to embrace
the fact that the crowning glory of your puffing and pride rests in your
stunning emptiness. Again, I dare you, publish the garbage in your
vanity trunk or perish!.
13. God should intervene:
I am 23 and a performing artiste that God immensely blessed and I
have joyfully made good in the industry. I won’t do this forever, and I
shall timely step aside in the nearest future. I have a degree and I am
stashing my monies aside so that I can build a decent future for Imade
plus my future wife and family. I believe as the bible says, “every good
gift is from above”.
There is nothing better in life than to tell the truth and pray. May
God ever stand by me and deliver to me my dreams and wishes. May He also
deliver to your own children their dreams and desires. Uncle Dele
Momodu, please, please leave me and my family alone even if it is clear,
by God’s will, that you can’t do us a thing. As for me, this is the end
of this conversation. May God lead both of us to the righteous path.I
thank you very much, sir.