Cubana Chief Priest, a popular Nigerian entrepreneur has recently commented on allegations concerning an abandoned child and refuted it in black and white stating that he will not abandon any child that he biologically fathers due to his principles and financial stance.
It was worsened when members and close associates of the famous Nigerian musician Burna Boy entered the fray. After a confrontation between Burna Boy and Cubana ChiefPriest earlier, it was reported that the singer had helped a woman who was an alleged gist of ChiefPriest with pregnancy and offered to help relocate her and the baby to take care of the child, though it is believed to be of ChiefPriest.
However, things changed after the alleged mother came forward with serious allegations against Burna Boy’s bodyguards, Abu Salam and Lucky Udu. She said they had tried to twist the story about aid received by Burna Boy and that what they got was only $350, not what was painted to the public. Additionally, she indicated to the court that these associates demanded both monetary repeaters and immoral lexical functions.
In response to these moves, Cubana ChiefPriest came out with a statement flatly rejecting the claims of fatherhood while at the same time responding to the other issues of pertinence to such allegations. He stated, “Children are gifts from God” pointing out very strongly that because he has a lot of money there is no way that he could run away from being a parent. He said it could be because the event is getting worse because of the attention given to it on social media, which he termed as a “30k cruise”.
The man also went further breaking down his interactions with the woman and how she was seeking medical and support payments from him but he had no relations and had not interacted with her. He stressed that responsible parenting matched his beliefs and his earning capacity pointing out that it would be reprehensible to deny a child who can go places in life.
The observed case relates a complicated interplay of celebrity status, social media presence, and individual accountability in modern Nigeria and emerges with questions concerning public images’ involvement in the handling of privately processed matters becoming public scandals.
