July 08, (THEWILL) – Israel Afeare, the logistics manager for popular Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has recounted how Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation International, accused him of stealing a phone in 2007.
In a post on Davido’s Instagram story, Israel narrated the experience to the singer and his friends much to their amusement.
Israel said he met Momodu for the first time at the birthday party of Aliko Dangote, the billionaire businessman.
He said Momodu noticed his phone had been stolen and immediately accused him of stealing the gadget.
Israel also said the celebrity journalist took him somewhere private, where he conducted a thorough search on him. He added that the phone was not found on him.
He said due to the allegation, the journalist handed him money and apologised for wrongfully accusing him.
Recounting the experience, Isreal placed a call to Dele Momodu as he joked about the circumstance of the event.
“I’m remembering how we met in 2007 at Aliko Dangote’s party. That your phone was stolen and you thought I was the one that took your phone”, he said on the call.
“So when we boarded the same flight back to Lagos, you said that I should enter your vehicle, and the next thing, you took me to one place to go and search if I was the one that took your phone.”
