Nollywood actress, Mide Martins, has sought custody of her younger brother, Damilare.
The 41-year-old actress was recently accused of neglecting the teenager who her late mother, Funmi Martin allegedly had for Afro Juju star, Shina Peters.
While reacting to the viral allegations Mide took to her Instagram page to say that she said made several attempts to take custody of her brother but was denied.
Just like Peters‘, the actress said that she had not been in the teenager’s life for some reasons she would not disclose. She added that she will be taking responsibility for his welfare, henceforth.
“Damilare was living with my grandma back then in Abeokuta and I was doing all that I could to take care of him. Until a few years ago when she also passed on and Damilare was taken away to live with my uncle. I had requested custody of my brother Damilare several times, even before grandma died but was denied,” Mide Martins said.
“Damilare is my blood brother. It is not possible for me to neglect him. But there’s much more to this story than you all know; which I’m sorry I will not go into details about because it’s a family matter.
“I am not a heartless person despite the fact that I don’t have it all the little I have I give wholeheartedly. However, I just want to ask for a favor!! Can Damilare be finally released to me? Can I have my brother Damilare? I promise to take good care of him in my own little way, may God help me so.
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“I didn’t want to say anything about this all the while because I believe it’s a family issue; which should rather be settled amicably between ourselves rather than being dragged on social media.
“Anyone who knows me very well would know that I am a private person. I personally do not really like sharing or celebrating on social media some things relating to my family. Like the annual remembrance ceremony of my late mother Funmi Martins; which I duly observe every year in honour of her memory.
“When my mum, late Funmi Martins, passed away 19 yrs ago, my whole world was shattered, devastated, crumbled, broken, lonely – without anyone’s support. How I managed to survive through the storm is only by the special grace of God.”
