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Mother of Anu, the 12-year-old girl at the centre of an ongoing paternity controversy involving Afrobeats star, Davido, has accused the Adeleke family of intimidation, manipulation, and abuse of power, while firmly denying claims that additional DNA tests were conducted in 2020.
In a strongly worded statement late Wednesday, she alleged that her own sister, Titilayo Labinjoh, had been in contact with Dr Adedeji Adeleke since the COVID-19 pandemic, a development she said came as a shock to her family.
“To my shock, my own sister Titi Labinjoh reportedly has been talking to Dr Deji Adeleke since the pandemic. About what?” She asked.
According to her, Titilayo recently called their mother from Abuja, expressing fear over the renewed media attention surrounding Anu and complaints from colleagues at her workplace.
“Our mom told her to ignore it. What about Anu, who has to endure everything?” she queried, adding that she was devastated by claims that her sister may have collected money from the Adeleke family.
Citing Matthew 10:36, she described the situation as betrayal within her own household and denied allegations that she collaborated with controversial blogger Kemi Olunloyo to push the narrative.
She clarified her relationship with Olunloyo, stating:
“Dr. Kemi opened this page and took photos online, some she took with Anu and some I posted myself. She handed the page to us in 2019. I’m not a social media user and didn’t post for four years.”
She explained that she resumed posting in 2023 during Anu’s 10th birthday photoshoot, stressing that she no longer resides in Ibadan and that Anu currently lives with her grandmother.
“I’m a trader by profession. I buy my goods from border countries. There was no time. Titi told Dr Kemi to stop posting about Anu. They don’t have each other’s contact and do not talk.”
She added that her mother, Mrs Ropo Labinjoh, independently posts some of Anu’s videos and that the family has not been in contact with Olunloyo despite her continued commentary.
Recalling earlier events, she noted that Olunloyo publicly supported the family during a 2018 appeal and held a press conference on their behalf.
In a direct message to Dr Adeleke, she said:
“Sir, as the patriarch of the family, you should not be talking on David’s behalf. I’m not Sophia negotiating child support. Let David address me.”
She accused the Adeleke family of abusing influence and wealth, claiming that a family member was used to monitor them.
“Your power and money are being abused here. David is obviously a boy and not a man.”
She further warned:
“If anything happens to me, my daughter, or my mom, the police should hold you responsible.”
Addressing conflicting accounts about DNA tests, she firmly denied claims made by Dr. Adeleke that additional tests were conducted years after the initial process.
“Anu and I never met with you in 2020 for four additional DNA tests,” she stated.
She also dismissed any suggestion of a connection between Anu and Davido’s cousin, B-Red.
“I have not seen B-Red since February 2013, when they dined at my place of work, GQ Club in Ibadan. Anu has never met B-Red.”
She alleged that suspicions involving B-Red originated from questions posed by Kemi Olunloyo during a detailed interview, parts of which are now circulating online.
“She suspected I may have also slept with him. That interview is now floating around. Post the tests, sir,” she concluded.
This development comes less than 24 hours after Dr Adedeji Adeleke, father of Afrobeats star Davido, publicly spoke on the controversy, detailing how the Adeleke family coordinated Multiple DNA tests to determine whether 12-year-old Anuoluwapo is biologically related to the singer.
In the interview, Dr Adeleke also explained how the family first became aware of the child, recounting the receipt of documents, photographs, and correspondence allegedly linking Davido to Anu’s mother, a revelation that prompted the family to pursue what he described as extensive DNA testing to resolve the matter.
