Davido blasts alleged daughter, mother over DNA test request
By Folashade Olorunfemi –
Popular Afrobeats musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has lashed out at his alleged daughter, Anu Adeleke, and her mother following a renewed request for a paternity test.
In a series of Instagram posts shared on Thursday evening, alleged conversations between Anu and her alleged father surfaced, revealing that she had sent Davido a direct message on X (formerly Twitter) before the issue became a public outcry.
Anu wrote, “Dear Nigerians, my dad, Mr David Adeleke, replied to me earlier this evening. I was devastated by the way he cursed me out, bullied me and threatened to lock my mother up simply because I want to establish my identity. He also tweeted to the world, calling my mum a ‘bitch’ he never met, yet claiming he has now done five DNA tests with me. First it was two, now it’s five.
“He even said the last one was on my 10th birthday. According to my mum, we only went for one test, which Chief Dr Deji Adeleke took us to, and it was fake, as stated in the statement pinned to the top of this page. Please read that statement above. I thank everyone who supported me emotionally this morning, including the media. My mum will post the chat later.”
The leaked chats showed Anu repeatedly pleading with Davido to agree to one more DNA test to conclusively establish her paternity, while the singer allegedly lashed out at both her and her mother, threatening to have her mother arrested and prosecuted.
Anu maintained that her mother had moved on with her life and did not appreciate what she described as false information circulating in the media about her.
In a separate post, Anu’s mother, Ayo Labinjoh, affirmed that her daughter was fighting for her identity, as she released messages exchanged between her daughter and Davido.
“Good evening, we are heading to bed now. First things first, my name is Ayo Labinjoh. I’m not Davido’s baby mama or a bitch. I am very protective of my daughter’s mental health after the level of bullying she went through for years. My daughter cried for days, fainted in school and went through psychotherapy.
“I realise this story has now gone global again and we have largely moved on. David Adeleke has largely ignored me for years because he thought he picked up a prostitute from GQ Club in Ibadan. I was a waitress and not picked up on the streets. I come from a good home.
“My late father was a good man who worked for the betterment of Nigeria before he was poisoned. My daughter is very tech-savvy, intelligent and an achiever. I have no friends, I keep no friends, and nobody in school is allowed to discuss her family with her.
“To my shock, she was trending on X because her dad needed to call me a bitch that he’s never met, yet he subjected himself to a DNA test five times. The last time, it was his lawyer, Bobo Ajudua, who brainwashed Nigerians that there were two tests done and that I chose the hospital.
“Dr Deji Adeleke took us to a lab, not a hospital, where Anu’s blood was drawn in 2014, then discarded behind our backs, and a fake result was printed. Wale Sobola was the lab technician who masked as ‘Dr Alex’ and is a brother to Sotayo Gaga, a Nollywood actress.
“He later wrote on his page three years ago that he never did a test for Anu and discarded the blood drawn, blaming the wickedness for his life’s travails. We wasted our time, disrupted Anu’s mental health, then they lied that we did two tests, now five, and then he says he’s never met me.
“I’m not fighting for my daughter. My daughter is fighting for her identity. David chatted my daughter tonight, threatening to lock me up, cursing Anu and repeatedly bullying her.
“David is a US citizen. I will request the US State Department to contact the mission in Lagos or Abuja to help supervise and witness a clean, independent DNA test. I will not say much for now. The language used was awful. My daughter did not beg to be here. Saying you’ve never met me or telling your family that I was a prostitute is wrong. Bullying my daughter is wrong.”
