The mother and daughter at the centre of a long-running paternity dispute involving Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, have publicly rejected his latest denial, accusing the singer of bullying, threats and spreading false information.
In Instagram posts late Thursday, 12-year-old Anuoluwapo Mitchelle and her mother, Ayo Labinjoh, disputed Davido’s claim that he conducted five DNA tests proving he is not the girl’s father, insisting only one test was ever carried out and alleging it was fraudulent.
Reacting on her page, Mitchelle said she was “devastated” by Davido’s response to her appeal for a DNA test, adding, “My dad Mr David Adeleke replied me earlier this evening. I was devastated on the way he cursed me out bullied me and threatened to lock my mother up simply because I want to establish my identity.”
She further accused the singer of changing his account, stating, “He also tweeted to the world calling my mom a ‘bitch’ he never met yet claiming he now had 5 DNA tests with me. First it was two, now it’s 5. He even said the last one was on my 10th birthday,” adding that, “According to my mom, we only went for one test which… which was fake.”
In a separate post, Labinjoh rejected Davido’s language and claims, insisting, “First things first, my name is Ayo Labinjoh. I’m not Davido’s baby mama or a bitch,” and saying she was protecting her daughter’s mental health after years of alleged bullying. She challenged the DNA claims, alleging the lab process was compromised and that the blood drawn was never tested, adding, “We wasted our time, disrupted Anu’s mental health then they lied that we did two tests, now 5 and then he’s never met me,” and claiming, “David chatted my daughter tonight threatening to lock me up.”
Labinjoh said she would seek international oversight if another test is to be conducted, stating, “David is a US citizen. I will request the US State Department to contact the Embassy in Lagos or Abuja to help us supervise and witness a clean independent DNA test.”
The exchange follows Davido’s earlier posts on Instagram and X in which he said he had taken “5 DNA tests, all negative,” insisted, “I am not your father,” and described the claims as “nonsense,” as the dispute dating back to 2017 continues to draw public attention.