“You Cannot Intimidate Us” — Anu’s Mother Responds to Adeleke Family Amid Paternity Controversy

The mother of 12-year-old Anu, who is at the center of an ongoing paternity dispute involving Afrobeats star Davido, has accused the Adeleke family of intimidation and abuse of power, while denying claims that additional DNA tests were conducted in 2020.

In a statement released late Wednesday, she alleged that her sister, Titilayo Labinjoh, had been in contact with Dr. Adedeji Adeleke since the COVID-19 pandemic, a revelation that reportedly shocked 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.

She further claimed that Titilayo recently called their mother from Abuja, expressing fear over renewed media attention on Anu and complaints from colleagues at her workplace.

“Our mom told her to ignore it. What about Anu who has to endure everything?” she asked, adding that she was hurt by allegations suggesting her sister may have received money from the Adeleke family.

Citing Matthew 10:36, she described the situation as a betrayal within her own household and denied collaborating with controversial blogger Kemi Olunloyo to shape public narratives.

Clarifying her relationship with Olunloyo, she said: “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 resumed posting in 2023 during Anu’s 10th birthday photoshoot, explaining that she no longer lives in Ibadan and that Anu currently resides 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.

She also noted that her mother, Mrs. Ropo Labinjoh, independently posts some of Anu’s videos, and the family has not had direct contact with Olunloyo despite her public commentary.

In a direct message to Dr. Adeleke, she said: “Sir, as the patriarch of the family, you should not be talking on David’s behalf. I’m not Sophia negotiating child support. Let David address me.”

She accused the Adeleke family of abusing their influence and wealth, alleging that a family member monitored them, and warned: “If anything happens to me, my daughter, or my mom, the police should hold you responsible.”

Addressing conflicting claims about DNA testing, she firmly denied Dr. Adeleke’s assertion that further tests took place years after the initial process.

“Anu and I never met with you in 2020 for four additional DNA tests,” she stated, dismissing suggestions of a connection between Anu and Davido’s cousin B-Red.

“I have not seen B-Red since February 2013 when they dined at my place of work, GQ Club in Ibadan. Anu has never met B-Red,” she added.

She said suspicions involving B-Red stemmed from questions raised by Kemi Olunloyo during a detailed interview, parts of which have since circulated online.

“She suspected I may have also slept with him. That interview is now floating around. Post the tests, sir,” she concluded.

The statement comes less than 24 hours after Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, father of Davido, publicly addressed the controversy, detailing how the Adeleke family coordinated multiple DNA tests to confirm whether 12-year-old Anuoluwapo is biologically related to the singer. Dr. Adeleke also explained how the family first became aware of the child, citing documents, photographs, and correspondence allegedly linking Davido to Anu’s mother, which prompted what he described as extensive DNA testing.

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