The mother of Anu, the 12-year-old girl at the centre of an ongoing paternity dispute involving Afrobeats musician Davido, has accused the Adeleke family of intimidation, manipulation, and misuse of power, while categorically denying that fresh DNA testing were undertaken in 2020.
In a sharply written statement issued late Wednesday, she alleged that her own sister, Titilayo Labinjoh, had been in communication 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.
