David Adeleke, the Afrobeats artist better known as Davido, has shared a story about how Nigerian security forces began searching for him on the orders of his billionaire father, Deji Adeleke, after he ran away from home as a teenager to follow his music ambitions.
He remembered that, after his mother passed away and while his siblings were studying abroad, he had set up a studio in secret while living with his father in a 16-bedroom mansion.
Davido stated that he ultimately grew weary of concealing his passion and escaped to London, where he lived with a friend who was a producer for half a year. Upon returning to Nigeria, his family initiated a search that included immigration officers, police, military personnel, and various other security agencies.
The singer featured in a recent episode of the American podcast, Bagfuel Brigade.
He said, “I was living alone with my dad in a 16-bedroom mansion because all my siblings were in America. I had a studio in the house and he didn’t know. A complete studio where I spent most of my time making music and smoking.
“I left the mansion for about six months. My dad was looking for me, the army, Immigration officers, Every security agency in Nigeria was looking for Dr. Deji Adeleke’s son, which is me.
Eventually, I got caught at the airport on my way back from London where I have been staying with a producer friend making music.
“When I returned to Nigeria, I wasn’t planning to go home. I landed at the airport with the intention to go to a friend’s place — but the moment I stepped out, an army officer walked up to me and escorted me outside.
“Waiting there were uniformed men and my dad. I thought my would scold me but instead he hugged me. He was happy to see me
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