The child custody dispute between Nigerian singer Davido (David Adeleke) and his first child’s mother, Sophia Momodu, escalated dramatically after the musician launched a scathing attack on popular gospel singer Tosin Bee.
The incident comes in the wake of Davido’s outburst in court over the custody of his daughter, Imade Adeleke, which had already drawn widespread public attention.
During the court proceedings on Thursday at the Lagos State High Court, Yaba, Davido fumed at a lawyer representing Sophia for referencing the death of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke.
In a post via Instagram, Davido further slammed the lawyer identified as Ebelechukwu Enedah, who was involved in his child custody proceedings.
He wrote, “@Belachukwu, I disgraced you in the courtroom. I was teaching you your work, you couldn’t even take it and then went on to mention my son.
“Like I said in the courtroom, I pray you never go through what me and my wife have gone through ever, and you were still smiling, smirking.
“You are a wicked human being. You are the worst lawyer ever. I beat you in court. You are not learned.”
Shortly after venting his frustrations, Davido reposted a post from gospel artiste, Tosin Bee, to his Instagram story on Friday , mistakenly assuming a connection between the gospel artist and Enedah.
Davido wrote, “And she has a son. Tosin you will live long amen with the rubbish you dey sing. So your son nah musician Bella Chukwu. You no even get sense. Make we help am. Useless people.”
The repost triggered an immediate backlash, with fans attacking Tosin Bee’s Instagram page under the impression he had a personal connection to the lawyer Davido mentioned.
However, reacting to the sudden wave of hostility, Tosin Bee clarified the situation, describing it as a case of mistaken identity.
He wrote, “Hello Mr David, I don’t know anything about the post you made. As a matter of fact, my mum went to be with the Lord eight years ago.
“I guess this is a case of mistaken identity. So sorry you had to deal with this, but my prayers are with you. I love you brother.”