David Adeleke, the Afrobeats star better known as Davido, has issued a rebuttal after an online paternity claim by a teenager.
The controversy began when an Instagram user Anu Adeleke posted an open letter pleading with the singer to take a DNA test.
The young lady, who said she was about to enter her teenage years, claimed that not knowing her father had led to severe bullying and mental anguish throughout her school life.
She stated she was seeking to establish her identity and respectfully requested the test from Mr David Adeleke.
I am a bit late into the 15th day of the month but I’ve been busy getting back to school after the holidays with family and friends, she wrote.
This year I become a teenager. My mom and grandma has always educated me on being a responsible teen. No drugs, alcohol, bad company and bad behavior.
Today I drafted a letter I wrote from the depth of my heart not with help from my relatives. As I grow older I want to establish my identity. I was bullied in school since I was 6-years-old and cried home daily.
Other students laughed at me when I told them my father was Mr David Adeleke. I went through a lot of mental anguish and visited a medical professional to protect my mental health. It was a sad challenging time in my life.
This page was not online for 5 years as my mom never updated this account since it was handed over to us. We went through a lot.
Despite the challenges, I still excelled to the top of the class and became the class prefect. We posted some of my report cards on this page.
Now that I’m in secondary school and still excelling in my studies, I don’t talk about my family history anymore.
However on that note as I transition into a young woman, I am respectfully asking Mr David Adeleke Singer @davido for a DNA test to establish my identity.
This test is between my dad and I. It is something I want. It is something that’s the right thing to do.
