It has been a fierce battle between Nigerian singer, Davido and the mother of his first daughter, Sophia Momodu, over the custody of their child, Imade.

The singer, who recently got married to Chioma Rowland, charged Sophia to court via an affidavit for “refusing” his joint custody of their daughter.

In a statement circulated on social media, Davido said Ms. Momodu denied him access to his daughter over claims of not paying for her tuition fees amidst other bills.

However, Davido countered some of these claims as he mentioned that he offered Sophia and his daughter to live in one of his family properties worth millions of naira, but Imade’s mother turned it down and opted for an annual rent allowance instead.

This sparked reactions from Netizens, as they couldn’t understand why she would turn down such a mouth-watering offer.

One would expect that Davido will experience some “peace” after his wedding, but his name is topping the trends because of this case once again.

Sophia Allowed Davido Speak With Imade

Reacting to this, Sophia’s uncle, Dele Momodu, gave an insight on what transpired between the duo in a post titled, “MY CANDID OPINION ON DAVID ADELEKE vs SOPHIA MOMODU BY DELE MOMODU,” which he shared on his X account.

“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 joint custody of his daughter with my niece Sophia Momodu.

According to Dele, he had seen David’s affidavit about two weeks ago and was very surprised, as he and David had spoken on a video call days earlier, with Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, and he never mentioned any custody issues with his niece.

“During the referenced video call, we were all very excited about his forthcoming wedding ceremony, an event our family congratulated him about.

The Excited Davido

“Prior to this, David had told me he eventually spoke to their daughter, after a long lull of about two years.

“He was very happy and excited. So I thought everything was settled, and he and Sophia would now have the opportunity to take maximum care of their daughter.

“I had offered special thanks to David’s dad, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, for his kindness and support for our daughter during the period of David’s absence.

Momodu said there were no custody issues, to the best of his knowledge.

However, the issues were: non-payment of school fees for several sessions; non-payment of accommodation; and the salaries of a nanny.

Also, he said there was no car dedicated to David’s daughter, and he mentioned all to David’s father, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, and he responded positively, like a true grandfather.

“On the issue of non-payment of school fees, David’s dad cleared everything and also set up payments for future bills. He gave his granddaughter a car to take her to school. The remaining issue was accommodation.

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“David’s dad verbally offered, in his discussions with me, one of their family apartments in Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, however, maybe due to miscommunication, David’s lawyers had communicated otherwise.

Why Sophia Declined Free Apartment Offer

“After Sophia clarified from me, she politely declined the offer, and her reason was tenable in my view, because, since she’s not married to David, she can’t be comfortable living in a place swarming with David’s family members.

“She and her daughter had been living in Ikoyi before David and Sophia started their latest quarrels.

“Sophia’s request was that David should pay half of the accommodation while she would pay the other half.

However, David said he could only contribute ₦5million annually.”

According to Dele Momodu, the friction between Davido and Sophia is a result of the absence of camaraderie between the duo.

Also, he noted that he had cautioned that their daughter must not be allowed to suffer or be treated like a second class child as a result of Davido’s status.

In addition, he mentioned that Sophia allowed David access to their daughter, provided she has her nanny around 24/7.

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“The 9-year-old herself made this request, and I believe this should be favourably considered and accepted.

“My grand niece had been released to go out with her cousins on several occasions.”

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