Dr. Deji Adeleke, father of Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said DNA tests have confirmed that his son is not the biological father of a girl, Aanu, who has been at the centre of a long-running paternity dispute.
Speaking to journalists at his Lagos residence on Wednesday, the businessman said multiple DNA tests conducted at hospitals in Lagos showed zero probability of paternity. He explained that the matter first came to his attention in 2014, following a letter from a lawyer alleging that Davido had fathered a child with a woman, Ayo Labinjoh.
Adeleke said three DNA tests were carried out on Davido, two of which returned negative results, while a third was declared inconclusive due to contamination. Additional tests were also conducted on Davido’s cousin, Adebayo Adeleke, known as B-Red, to rule out mistaken identity, and those results were also negative. “I want more grandchildren, but there is science — DNA. If science confirms you are my granddaughter, I will gladly accept you,” he said.
Despite the outcome, Adeleke said he had supported the education of the girl and her mother for some time. The controversy resurfaced in January 2025 after a social media post claimed the child was being bullied and called for another DNA test, a claim Davido publicly rejected, insisting that all tests conducted had proven he was not the father.
