Sophia Momodu has claimed that Davido became interested in Imade, their daughter, after the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, his son with his wife Chioma.
Ifeanyi died in October 2022. He drowned in a pool at the
singer’s Lagos home.
In the past months, Davido and Sophia have been fighting —
through their lawyers — over the custody of Imade.
Davido filed a motion through Olaniyi Arije and Okey Barrah
at the Lagos high court on April 17, seeking the court’s order granting him
“unfettered and unrestricted access” to Imade, aged nine.
The singer said he has been responsible for Imade’s
education, housing, transportation, living expenses, health care, and periodic
travel.
He also alleged that Sophia has been causing him “emotional
distress” with her “utopian” demands. He claimed she also once denied him
access to their daughter for nearly two years.
In her response to the lawsuit, Sophia argued that she has
never denied Davido access to their daughter.
She also claimed Davido “repeatedly threatened” to make her
life “miserable” if she did not make herself “available to him sexually”.
In a recent court document, Sophia said Imade became
“emotionally distraught” when she learnt about Ifeanyi’s death and the “serial
abandonment by her father”.
She also claimed that the singer “became suddenly
interested” in Imade after the demise of Ifeanyi.
Sophia, in the document, said she suggested that Davido and
Imade jointly attend therapy sessions to “restore their bond”.
“That contrary to
paragraph 23 of the affidavit in support of the Originating Motion, after the
Applicant who had absented himself for about two (2) years from our daughter
during which period our daughter learned of the death of her two (2) year old
brother Ifeanyi Adeleke, she became quite emotionally distraught and needed
therapy to deal with the death of her brother and the serial abandonment by her
father. Therefore, when the Applicant suddenly indicated an interest in being
part of her life, I advised that the Applicant jointly attend the therapy
session with her to help restore their relationship and restore her confidence
in herself,” the document reads in part.
“That the mental state and safety of our daughter are
paramount to me as the Applicant’s serial abandonment of our daughter has
continued to take its toll on her and greatly affected her psychological
well-being.”
Sophia earlier alleged that Davido once connived with his sisters
to kidnap Imade.
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