A man has drawn attention online after publicly claiming that he is the biological father of Nigerian Afrobeats giant, Asake.
The claim surfaced in a viral video circulating on the microblogging platform, X, where the man shared details about what he described as a long-hidden family story.
The development is coming shortly after reports that Asake surprised both his father and mother with luxury vehicles worth millions.
According to him, he fathered the singer as a teenager but eventually gave the boy up for adoption because he was too young and irresponsible to take on the role of a parent.
The man admitted in the video that at the time, he did not fully understand the weight of his decision.
He stated: “A lot of people do not know that I was a teenage father. When I was a teenager I had a son, and I ended up giving him up for adoption, mostly because I just didn’t care.”
In the video, the man went further to claim that the child was originally named Tanimutanku before later changing his identity.
He alleged that the boy eventually distanced himself from his biological family and adopted a new name as he grew older. According to him, the child later became the singer now known worldwide as Asake.
At the time of filing this report, Asake has not publicly responded to the allegation. He openly acknowledged that his choice at the time was driven by youth and carelessness.
However, he added that the situation would have been different if he had foreseen the future.
Kehinde Ayanboade
Kehinde Ayanboade is an award-winning journalist, brand designer, and the Managing Editor and Publisher of Naija Metro News. With over eight years of experience in political reporting, state assembly coverage, and media strategy, his work covers Nigerian politics, metropolitan developments, and cultural history.
