Davido Seeks Legal Action Against Sophia Momodu for Custody
Davido and Sophia Momodu in bitter custody battle over daughter Imade, singer takes baby mama to court seeking legal resolution.
Singer David Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, has taken his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, to court in an attempt to get custody of their daughter, Imade Adeleke.
Davido is pleading with the Lagos State High Court in an initial action dated April 17, 2024, to grant shared custody of Imade, as requested by his attorneys, Dr. Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others.
Alternatively, the singer asked the court to issue an order allowing the applicant complete and unlimited access to Imade.
David Adedeji Adeleke is named as the petitioner in the lawsuit, which is designated LD/1587PMC/2024, while Sophia Momodu is named as the only respondent.
Davido himself provided a 44-paragraph affidavit in support of the original request.
Although he and Sophia had a romantic relationship that resulted in the birth of their child on May 14, 2015, he explained that the relationship had terminated a few years prior as they decided to raise their child as their biological father and mother.
He explained that, despite having a romantic relationship with Sophia that resulted in the birth of their child on May 14, 2015, the two decided several years prior to parting ways in order to raise their child as their biological father and mother.
Davido said, “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 artist claimed that because of his love for Imade, he spent N200 million on an apartment in a gated community of condominiums in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, which included a swimming pool, round-the-clock power and water supply, and a swimming area. He made this offer to the mother. He said that an offer was rejected.
He said, "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 said to ensure that the interest of Imade was well-catered for, "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."
He continued, saying that at some point in the previous year, her daughter's school called to report that Imade had been missing for two weeks. When he asked Sophia about it, “she started to make excuses and complained that the Range Rover SUV was not in a good condition, but she refused to inform me about that.”
According to Davido, to further ensure that the interest of their child was adequately taken care of, “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.”
Listing the other demands allegedly made by Sophia, he said, “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.”
Despite his efforts to provide their daughter with a better life, Davido maintained that “the respondent has continued to show me unwarranted cruelty, inflicting so much pain on me.”
Sophia and Davido have frequently disagreed.
When their daughter Imade adopted Davido's last name rather than her own, Sophia disclosed in 2021 that it hurt her. When Momodu responded to a post about kids naming themselves after their mothers, she shared this information on her Instagram Story. She claimed that the reason she sobbed so hard was because her daughter was unable to use her last name, “Momodu.”
She wrote, “I remember my mom and aunties laughing at me when I was crying because my daughter's last name wasn't going to be Momodu. I was genuinely distraught. I was even arguing and everything, that they put her father's full name and not a single letter from mine.”
She went on to say that in order for her to benefit from her father's heritage and legacy, Imade needed take on her father's name, as her mother had taught her.
She continued, “It made me shut up real quick, but I lowkey had so many questions.”
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