How My Dad Got Me Arrested – Davido Recalls

David Adeleke, better known as Davido, the iconic Nigerian artist, has taken a trip down memory lane.

He recalled how his rich father, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, had dispatched police to arrest him multiple times in his early career.

The 'Omo Baba Olowo' singer revealed that his father was initially opposed to his musical career and wanted him to focus on his schooling.

On the heels of the release of his album, Davido recently appeared on Ebro in the Morning Show on Hot 97FM in New York, USA.

The musician said that his father dispatched police officers to arrest him and disrupt several performances at which he was scheduled to play.

He said, “He sent police to get me like he sees a billboard; for example, ‘Davido performing, Wizkid performing’. He will send police to arrest everybody.”

When asked why his dad sent police to arrest him, Davido said, “So, I can go back to school.

“He kept on doing it. Then there was one time. This is where I knew that ‘Oh I’m lit!’. They [police] came and got me. Then I’m in the cell and the dude that got the keys his phone rings, it’s my song. I said ‘that’s me’. He said ‘you’re Davido?’. I said ‘yes!’. And he let me go.”

Asked when his dad gave up on arresting him, Davido said, “I finished school. But I had to do like a part-time stuff. Not that he hated music [he just wanted me to be done with school]. And I feel like, he wants that whatever I’m going to do, I have to be successful, very successful.”

He added that his dad is proud of him now, and he is his number one fan.