Popular artist David Adeleke, often known as Davido, has taken Sophia Momodu, the mother of his first kid, Imade, to court, demanding shared custody of their daughter.

Davido's lawyers, Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others, filed the complaint on April 17, 2024, in the Lagos State High Court.

Davido reportedly asked the court for "an order granting him unfettered and unrestricted access to Miss Imade".

Mr David Adedeji Adeleke is the applicant in the suit, LD/1587PMC/2024, with Ms Sophia Momodu identified as the lone respondent.

Davido stated that he had regularly met his financial commitments for their child's well-being, including bearing the costs of Imade's education.

He stated that he had paid all of Imade's school tuition, as well as the rent for the apartment where Sophia Momodu and their daughter live.

According to him, despite his efforts, Sophia has been making unreasonable demands that appear to be intended to irritate and frustrate him.

He said that she refused his offer to provide a magnificent condominium worth N200 million in a gated community on Victoria Island, Lagos, but asked that he continue to pay N5,000,000 per year for a rented facility as his contribution to their daughter's accommodation.


Davido elaborated: "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 went on to say that "sometime last year, he received a call from her daughter's school that Imade had been absent for two weeks, and following his inquiry from Momodu, "She began to make excuses and claimed that the Range Rover SUV was not in excellent condition, but she failed to inform me of that."

He went on: "Sequel to the information about the said condition of the vehicle, I provided another vehicle, Highlander SUV, and in addition, the sum of N5.8m as requested by her for the repair of the Range Rover SUV, making it two vehicles in the custody and use of the respondent and our daughter."

"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."

"Despite my efforts in my daughter's best interests, the respondent has persisted to make absurd and unrealistic demands to annoy me.

"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."

Davido also stated that, despite his efforts to provide a better life for their daughter, "the respondent has continued to show me unwarranted cruelty, inflicting so much pain on me."