Nigerian singer Davido has reignited his conflict with his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, while also filing a lawsuit against the entrepreneur, seeking full custody of their daughter, Imade Aurora Adeleke.
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In a petition filed by his lawyers Dr. Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others at the Lagos State High Court, dated April 17, 2024, Davido outlined numerous reasons why he seeks custody of nine-year-old Imade.
He accused Sophia of allegedly causing him emotional distress by using Imade to extract money from him while making unreasonable demands.
Davido stated in the lawsuit, “That 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.
“That I have also been providing money for the rent of the apartment where the respondent resides with our daughter.
“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 stated that to ensure Imade’s best interests were properly addressed, “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.”
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He added that sometime last year, he received a call from his daughter’s school informing him that Imade had been absent for two weeks. Upon his inquiry with 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.”
“That sequel to the information about the said condition of the vehicle, I provided another vehicle, Highlander SUV, and in addition, the sum of N5.8m as requested by her for the repair of the Range Rover SUV, making it two vehicles in the custody and use of the respondent and our daughter.”
“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.
Enumerating the other purported demands made by Momodu, he stated, “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.”
Davido claimed that despite his efforts to contribute towards ensuring a better life for their daughter, “the respondent has continued to show me unwarranted cruelty, inflicting so much pain on me.”
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