{"id":372342,"date":"2026-01-16T00:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372342\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:51:12","slug":"davido-rejects-dna-test-appeal-from-alleged-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372342\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido Rejects DNA Test Appeal from Alleged Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a move that has reignited a paternity dispute, a 12-year-old Mitchelle Anuoluwapo, who claims to be a daughter of Afrobeat superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, took to Instagram on Thursday to publicly request a DNA test from the singer.\n<\/p>\n<p>However, the singer responded bluntly, claiming he has already undergone five separate tests, all of which returned negative results.\n<\/p>\n<p>In her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DThNEBHCO3u\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram post<\/a> on Thursday, Anuolwapo, who describes herself as she is \u201cDavido\u2019s oldest daughter,\u201d detailed the emotional toll of her disputed parentage.\n<\/p>\n<p>She revealed that she has faced severe bullying since the age of six, with classmates mocking her claims that Davido is her father.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote, \u201cThis year I become a teenager. My mom and grandma have always educated me on being a responsible teen. No drugs, alcohol, bad company and bad behavior. Today I drafted a letter I wrote from the depth of my heart not with help from my relatives.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I grow older I want to establish my identity. I was bullied in school since I was 6-years-old and cried home daily. Other students laughed at me when I told them my father was Mr David Adeleke.\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\"   decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2037192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anu-Adeleke.jpg\" alt=\"Mitchelle Anuoluwapo Adeleke\" width=\"635\" height=\"740\"\/>Anuoluwapo Adeleke. Credit: Instagram| anuadeleke001\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went through a lot of mental anguish and visited a medical professional to protect my mental health. It was a sad challenging time in my life. This page was not online for 5 years as my mom never updated this account since it was handed over to us. We went through a lot,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Anuolwapo, who noted she has been focused on her studies and excelling in them, made a formal appeal directly to the singer for a DNA test.\n<\/p>\n<p>She wrote, \u201cAs I transition into a young woman, I am respectfully asking Mr David Adeleke Singer #davido for a DNA test to establish my identity.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis test is between my dad and I. It is something I want. It is something that\u2019s the right thing to do. Please, sir, consider my request once you read this post. I also sent it to your DM. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all Nigerians who have given me emotional support for the last 7 years. This DNA test is the right thing to do for me.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Davido, however, responded with a scathing rebuttal in the comment section and a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), claiming the matter had already been settled medically.\n<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on her Instagram post, he wrote, \u201cI\u2019ve taken 5 DNA tests, all negative. I am not your father.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever met your mom. She\u2019s an obsessed fan lying to you. This needs to stop. I actually have children. Stop this nonsense,\u201d Davido fired back.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his frustration on X, the \u201cTimeless\u201d singer revealed that he underwent five separate tests across different facilities to put the rumors to rest.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 5 DNA test \u2026 she dey crase .. her and her mom better leave me the f#ck alone and go find her papa,\u201d he posted.\n<\/p>\n<p>He added that the mother should face legal consequences for the persistent claims.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever met the \u2026 except when went for the DNA \u2026 very stup!d behavior. I will soon treat their FK \u2026 5 f#cking hospitals just to be clear .. the mom needs to go to jail \u2026 I don\u2019t blame the poor girl,\u201d he wrote.\n<\/p>\n<p>Davido maintained that this would be the \u201clast time\u201d he addresses the \u201cnonsense,\u201d insisting he has never had a relationship with the mother outside of the DNA collection process.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI chose 3 hospitals and they chose their own two hospitals .. all came out negative .. this is the last time I\u2019m speaking on this nonsense,\u201d he wrote in a separate post.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a move that has reignited a paternity dispute, a 12-year-old Mitchelle Anuoluwapo, who claims to be a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[141850,6491,2755,141851,141852,46120,96,103,141853,141854,141855,141856,224,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-372342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-afrobeat","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-david-adeleke","tag-davido","tag-dna-test","tag-entertainment","tag-instagram","tag-mitchelle-anuoluwapo","tag-nigerian-music","tag-nigerian-singer","tag-paternity-dispute","tag-social-media","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}