Imade Adeleke, was born on May 14, 2015 and Davido and Sophia have been at odds with each other since 2016, when Davido and his family were accused of attempting to kidnap their daughter .
According to Sophia Momodu's account, Davido kicked her and their daughter, Imade, out of his house during a vacation in Ghana in 2017. She alleged that Davido became angry and violent after she refused his demand for sex, and he threw them out of the house, leaving them stranded in Ghana.
Sophia claimed that she and Imade had to beg for help to get back to Nigeria, and that Davido's family members, including his father and uncle, had to intervene to resolve the situation.
Davido has not publicly spoken about the incident, but Sophia has shared her side of the story on social media and in interviews, painting a picture of a tumultuous and abusive relationship.
The relationship between the two remained tumultuous over the years, with reports emerging in 2020 that David had traveled to Ghana with Sophia .
In 2022, Sophia faced backlash for publishing Imade's birthday letter to her father.
The birthday letter published by Sophia Momodu was a letter written by Imade, their daughter, to Davido on her 7th birthday in 2022. In the letter, Imade expressed her love for her father and pleaded with him to be more involved in her life, stating that she felt his absence and wished he could be there for her like other fathers are for their kids.
Sophia shared the letter on social media, which many saw as a subtle way of calling out Davido for being an absent father. The post sparked a lot of reactions, with some people criticizing Sophia for washing their dirty laundry in public and others applauding her for speaking out about the reality of single motherhood.
The letter was seen as a cry for help and a desperate attempt by Imade to get her father's attention, and it highlighted the strained relationship between Davido and Sophia, as well as Davido's alleged neglect of his fatherly responsibilities.
Sophia Momodu and Davido ended their relationship in 2022, with Sophia alleging that Davido has abandoned their daughter, Imade, for over two years and has not been consistent with his financial responsibilities.
That same year,Davido stopped paying Imade's school fees after his relationship with Sophia Momodu ended in 2022.
Although Davido claims he has consistently fulfilled his financial obligations to Imade, Sophia Momodu claims that she has been responsible for all of Imade's expenses, including rent, living and travel costs, healthcare and school fees, since their relationship ended .
In January 2023, The school reportedly wrote to Sophia that Imade would not be allowed to return to school until the outstanding fees from 2021 to 2023 were paid, and it was Davido's father who intervened and paid the school fees.
Davido has not had custody of Imade all this while . Although he filed an affidavit seeking joint custody, his uncle, Dele Momodu, revealed that Sophia allowed Davido access to their daughter, provided she had her nanny around . However, Davido and his family always had access to the child, and when he stopped paying Imade's school fees, his father, Deji Adeleke, cleared all the school fees and gave the child a car .
June 2023, Sophia was claiming that Davido was not fulfilling his responsibilities toward Imade .
Rseasons why Sophia Momodu ended her relationship with Davido in 2022
1 ) - She was tired of his lies and unfaithfulness.
2 ) - He was only interested in her for sexual pleasures.
3 ) - He would cut contact with their daughter and stop paying fees whenever she refused his sexual advances.
4 ) - He was absent from their daughter's life for about two years.
5 ) - He kicked her and their daughter out of his house during a vacation in 2017.
The Davido child custody battle
1 ) - Nigerian singer, Davido, took legal action against his ex-girlfriend, Sophia Momodu, in April 2024 to gain joint custody of their nine-year-old daughter, Imade.
2 ) - Sophia Momodu responded to the lawsuit with a counter-affidavit of 102 paragraphs, stating that Davido is an unfit father to care for their daughter.
3 ) - Davido claims to have consistently met his financial obligations to their daughter, despite Sophia's alleged demands to frustrate him.
4 ) - Sophia Momodu claims that Davido has neither contacted their child nor provided emotional or financial support since their relationship ended in July 2022.
The real main issue behind the custody issue they're having now and what really sparked it up
Based on the information available, it appears that Sophia Momodu has been seeking financial support from Davido for their daughter Imade's upbringing and education, which is a reasonable expectation. While some people might view her actions as an attempt to extort money from Davido, others see her as a single mother fighting for her daughter's well-being and seeking a father's financial responsibility.
It's important to note that the courts will ultimately decide the truth of the matter, and both parties have presented their cases. The court's decision will be based on the evidence presented and the best interests of the child.
The custody battle for their daughter is still ongoing, with Davido seeking joint custody and Sophia seeking sole custody