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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