Davido drops child custody case as Sophia says he is unfit to care for Imade
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“She [Imade] will grow up to see I fought for her. As for now, you can have her. P.S: she won’t be a child forever” – Davido to Sophia
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Davido has disclosed his intention to drop the custody court fight with Sophia Momodu over their daughter, Imade, after his baby mama exposed what she sees as his inadequacy to properly bring up the child.
The singer changed his mind after the recent counter-affidavit Sophia filed claiming he is unfit to raise their daughter.
She alleged his home is an unsafe environment for a young girl, referencing the tragic death of his son Ifeanyi in 2022 as evidence.
The document, now circulating on social media, says: “The applicant [Davido] cannot take proper care of our daughter because he lives a controversial lifestyle (negative media attention) that will expose our daughter to more negative trauma at her tender age.
“The applicant in his role as an artiste always travels and allows many unsavoury male adults around him and his house, who will not be a good influence on an impressionable young female child, like our daughter.
“The applicant disagreed with child therapy as the applicant has been estranged from our daughter for a while and safely and sustainably establishing a meaningful presence in our daughter’s life is paramount.
“The applicant is married to another woman [Chioma], and they live together. The proper upbringing of our daughter by another cannot be guaranteed.
“The fact that the applicant lost his son in his house in rather unfortunate and questionable circumstances shows that our daughter cannot be placed in the custody of the applicant.”
Davido reacted on X (Twitter) saying how the death of his son continues to haunt him every day and said bringing it up only reminds him of the tragedy.
“Your constantly bringing up the death of my child at any point you can to just remind us of this tragedy that haunts us everyday of our lives,” he stressed.
He reiterated his readiness to let go of seeking custody of their daughter, as she would not be a child forever and would one day see how he fought for her.
“She will grow up to see I fought for her. As for now, you can have her. P.S: she won’t be a child forever. ! Your father loves you!
“All I asked for was ‘joint custody’ but cus it’s Davido yall wanna act like yall can’t read! SMH I’m off this … yall be blessed and I pray this never happens to you.”
Davido last month sued Sophia to court seeking joint-custody of their daughter, claiming he has been responsible for her education, housing, transportation, living expenses, health care, and periodic travels.
But in her response to the lawsuit, Sophia released a statement claiming since they ended their relationship in July 2022, Davido has refused to contact their child or provide emotional and financial support to her.
She also claimed Davido has not seen their daughter since July 2022 by his own choice even though she has never denied him the opportunity to see the child.
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