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Samson Folarin and Demola Olonilua
Embattled artiste, David Adeleke, aka
Davido, has released medical papers indicating that his lover, Sophia
Momodu, allegedly tested positive for cannabis.
He also released a photo of his
seven-month-old child, Imade, having a “breathing exercise”, which he
claimed was administered every night to help her lungs “due to exposure
to second-hand smoke and cannabis-infected breast milk.”
Davido threatened to hold Sophia responsible if anything bad happened to Imade.
PUNCH Metro had reported on
Friday that 27-year-old Sophia had petitioned the National Agency for
the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences,
alleging that her daughter was abducted.
The petition, which was signed by her
lawyer, Gbolaga Ajayi, of S. O. AJAYI & Co, alleged that the Adeleke
family was planning to take Imade from her mother to the United States.
Davido had, however, faulted the claim, saying he was only taking his daughter for medical treatment in Dubai.
He claimed that Sophia infected Imade with cannabis during breastfeeding, adding that the baby’s life was at risk.
The artiste on Sunday released a
pathology report from the Clina-Lancet Laboratories, a medical facility
on the Victoria Island area of Lagos State.
The report, dated July 12, 2015, indicated that Sophia tested positive for cannabis.
Davido accused her of neglecting their daughter, saying it was the reason the child was taken from her.
He said, “Imade was in her custody for
two months, unchallenged and uninterrupted, until the baby took ill in
July. Imade cried ceaselessly for 48 hours. She was rushed to the
hospital where her condition confounded medical experts. Several tests
were conducted on her and later on the mother.
“Medical reports proved that Sophia’s
blood was polluted with cannabis and she had, during the process of
breastfeeding, infected her child with complicated medical conditions
associated with the use of alcohol and cannabis. The trouble spot for
Imade was her lungs. She had difficulty breathing largely because of the
contaminated breast milk and the severity of the “second-hand smoke” of
marijuana inhaled by the poor child.
“The medical experts at the hospital
were enraged and declared the mother unfit for nursing the baby. The
team determined that they would hand over the baby to the Lagos State
Government. My family pleaded with the hospital management. Sophia too
was sober and contrite. We pleaded that the baby would be kept from the
mother and that we would take over responsibilities for Imade’s
welfare.”
Davido said Sophia voluntarily gave up the child to his family pending when her system would be cleansed.
Davido, who claimed to have been paying
Sophia 300,000 per month, alleged that she increased her demand to N1m
per month, which he said he could not pay.
He expressed anger that Imade was not
allowed to travel to Dubai on December 29 after immigration officials,
acting on a tip-off, stopped them at the airport.
“If Imade had not gone to Dubai (the
first time), it is fair to say that she may not be alive today. Still,
some people prevented her from keeping a follow-up appointment at the
American Hospital in Dubai on December 29. My family refused to pay for
Sophia’s flight ticket and as such Imade was prevented from travelling
for her treatment,” he said.
However, Sophia, in a series of Tweets,
had denied that her daughter was infected with any disease, adding that
they were all excuses to take Imade from her.
She explained that she had been invited to a meeting where the cannabis claim was made.
She said, “On September 15, David’s dad
invited us for a meeting that had in attendance two of his friends and
Coco (his daughter).
“In that meeting, David’s dad apologised
for the way I was treated in Coco’s residence and said the reason the
baby was taken was because medical tests detected marijuana in Imade’s
system and he needed to protect her from me and David.
“I couldn’t understand that because I don’t smoke marijuana and I objected at that meeting, but I was told to stay calm.
“After the meeting, his dad requested I
leave my seven-month-old baby with him and told me I could come around
to check her anytime. He also promised to pay me some upkeep and provide
me with a car.
“I had to accept because I felt they had good intentions and since I could come to check my baby anytime, it was okay by me.
“They kept to their promise of the
upkeep, but not the car. I didn’t bother since I could afford one. All
that matter was my baby.
“Cannabis was never found in my system;
it was a concocted lie to steal away my baby. I don’t smoke; I have
never smoked weed let alone smoke while breastfeeding.”
Source:Punchng
