Child custody: Sophia Momodu fires back at Davido

Popular music artiste, David Adeleke, aka Davido, caught many by surprised when he began legal proceedings to sole custody of his first child, Imade, whom he had with his former, Sophia Momodu.

In a suit filed by his lawyers, the singer requested unrestricted access to his daughter, claiming that he had been responsible for Imade’s education, housing, transportation, living expenses, health care, and periodic travel.

Davido said, “It is on record that I have been responsible for the payment of all the school fees of my daughter to provide her with the best education possible and to meet all her educational needs without a hitch.

“I have also been providing money for the rent of the apartment where the respondent (Sophia) resides with our daughter.

He added that on some occasions when he had tried contributing to the life of his daughter, he was frustrated by outrageous demands from Momodu.

Responding to the lawsuit, Momodu released a statement, claiming that since they ended their relationship in July 2022, Davido had refused to contact their child or provide emotional and financial support to her.

She alleged that Davido withheld his support, because she refused him access to her body.

She added that Davido had not seen Imade since July 2022 by his own choice, insisting that she had never denied him the opportunity to see his daughter.

She also claimed that they were both in relationship ‘from 2014 to 2017’, and ‘2020 to 2022’, during which Davido provided financial support.

She further alleged that she had received several threats from Davido over her refusal to make herself ‘available to him sexually’.