Don’t Turn My Son Damilare to Beggar, Shina Peters Reacts to Claims He Abandoned Funmi Martins’ Child

Popular Afrojuju musician, Shina Peters, has warned over-zealous Nigerians not to turn his son, Damilare to beggar insisting he has not abandoned the 19-year-old boy.

The rumour in the mill is that the iconic musician had refused to raise Damilare, a son he had with a Nollywood actress, Funmi Martins, who died as a nursing mother in 2002.

“Damilare’s case will not be an issue,” Shina Peters said. “I want to appeal to everybody concerned to not turn this boy into a beggar that money is being contributed for because of his future.”

An Instagram blogger had recently alleged that Peters abandoned the 19-year-old who has since lived with his late mum’s younger brother who lives in Sango Ota, Ogun State and that life had been difficult as he had to drop out of school due to lack of funds…

“I am no longer a kid. How can someone like me abandon a child? What would it cost me? I have lost count of how many kids I have raised in my life. I love children a lot, why will I refuse to take care of Damilare?” the 62-year-old asked.

“There’s a reason for everything but I have chosen to let go of the past and I will never bring it up again. I never said I wouldn’t take care of Damilare and it may interest you to know that I have been in talks with him on the phone.

“And I have arranged to meet with Damilare and his uncle. I assure every well-meaning people that have interfered in this matter that I will not disappoint you. I am a father and I have successfully raised a lot of kids.”