But Babymama has
her reasons for keeping her daughter.
her reasons for keeping her daughter.
In her counter-claim, Maggie said she
never denied Adenuga access to his child. She said from last May to October,
she took her daughter to the Adenuga’s mother’s residence in Victoria Island
every weekend.
never denied Adenuga access to his child. She said from last May to October,
she took her daughter to the Adenuga’s mother’s residence in Victoria Island
every weekend.
She said she also
took the daughter to Eniola’s father, Mike Adenuga, in Banana Island, where he
lives, at least thrice a week and sometimes slept over.
took the daughter to Eniola’s father, Mike Adenuga, in Banana Island, where he
lives, at least thrice a week and sometimes slept over.
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According to Babymama,
problem arose when Eniola Adenuga’s mother demanded that she and her baby spend
two weeks monthly at her residence. Maggie’s family refused. Why? The Adenugas
did not ask for their daughter’s hand in marriage.
problem arose when Eniola Adenuga’s mother demanded that she and her baby spend
two weeks monthly at her residence. Maggie’s family refused. Why? The Adenugas
did not ask for their daughter’s hand in marriage.
According to Maggie,
she was trying to resolve the issue amicably when Eniola Adenuga, on October 13
last year, came to her home in company with a policeman demanding that his
daughter be produced, and in the process assaulted her mother and damaged her
phone when she tried to record the scene.
she was trying to resolve the issue amicably when Eniola Adenuga, on October 13
last year, came to her home in company with a policeman demanding that his
daughter be produced, and in the process assaulted her mother and damaged her
phone when she tried to record the scene.
She denied keeping
her daughter in the care of a security man, saying: “During my working hours
and prior to when my daughter started attending crèche, she is left in the care
of my grandmother and my nanny.”
her daughter in the care of a security man, saying: “During my working hours
and prior to when my daughter started attending crèche, she is left in the care
of my grandmother and my nanny.”
Babymama also
denied that her daughter is being brought up in an unhygienic and unsafe
environment. She claimed she pays her daughter’s medical bills at Reddington
Hospital, adding that Adenuga was not solely responsible for her daughter’s
welfare.
denied that her daughter is being brought up in an unhygienic and unsafe
environment. She claimed she pays her daughter’s medical bills at Reddington
Hospital, adding that Adenuga was not solely responsible for her daughter’s
welfare.
She went further
to say a doctor certified her daughter to be fit and healthy and that despite
being born with a low birth weight of 2.7kg, her current growth pattern was
more than satisfactory. Besides, she said the only time her daughter was ill,
she was diagnosed with an infection common to children when they start crawling
and teething and was promptly treated.
to say a doctor certified her daughter to be fit and healthy and that despite
being born with a low birth weight of 2.7kg, her current growth pattern was
more than satisfactory. Besides, she said the only time her daughter was ill,
she was diagnosed with an infection common to children when they start crawling
and teething and was promptly treated.
“I have never
denied him access to my daughter, rather, he wants custody. I don’t believe it
is in my daughter’s interest that the applicant be granted custody of my
daughter,” she said.
denied him access to my daughter, rather, he wants custody. I don’t believe it
is in my daughter’s interest that the applicant be granted custody of my
daughter,” she said.
According to her, the
younger Adenuga “is not suited to cope with the demands of having full custody
of a 16-month old female child.”
younger Adenuga “is not suited to cope with the demands of having full custody
of a 16-month old female child.”
