Socialite and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has said he is ready to take a DNA test to resolve a paternity dispute with a Kenyan woman named Hellen Ati.
Chiefpriest announced this in comments posted on a media house's Instagram page on Monday. This came after a video of Ati asking for help went viral and was discussed on a national TV show.
In the touching video, Ati shared her struggles raising the boy alone. She said the child is sick and mentioned that she has spent all her money on his treatment. She urged Chiefpriest to take responsibility if the child is his.
After many followers urged him to agree to a DNA test, Chiefpriest responded, "Make Una help me bring her & the child for una studio make I come there come do the DNA For una on live tv for free."
One Instagram user, @emem_kemskelly_ukem, told him to resolve the issue. The user wrote, "Go and do DNA Pascal. This rubbish is too bad on your image as a well-known person. Even on your family, too. This DNA thing should have been done since before it escalated to this level. Una no get any atom of shame."
Chiefpriest replied, saying he would not send money to anyone making claims against him online. He insisted that the responsibility lies with the person making the claim.
He wrote, "Celebrity no suppose get shame, Shebi na my money una dey hustle like this. One thing na to make money another thing na to protect am from urchins like you people. If you have a child for me too bring it to any of my outlets or my residence Una deh mad."
He added, "Make I send person wey I no no money untop say you deh create content with my name and image online. So this looks normal to you, If you born for person bring am to the person no use am dey do video."
Chiefpriest continued, "Bring me the child na you dey find papa for your pikin, me I’m not looking for my child so I’m not spending anything to help you, na una dey find billionaire papa for una pikin what does it have to do with my money. I’m here come to me Y’all hustlers."
This new twist follows a paternity dispute that has been ongoing since 2023. Ati has claimed that her son was conceived after a brief encounter with Chiefpriest in Lagos in 2022. She has called for a DNA test, saying she has struggled to care for the child alone.
Chiefpriest has always denied knowing her or being the child's father. He claims the allegations are meant to hurt his marriage and public image.
The issue came back into the spotlight in January 2025 during Chiefpriest's online fight with singer Burna Boy. At that time, Burna Boy supported Ati's request for a DNA test and offered to help her come to Nigeria, but that plan fell through.
Ati also claimed that after her son was born in January 2023, Chiefpriest sent her N300,000 in parts for baby supplies. This happened after she asked for help due to complications after childbirth, despite him denying he is the father.
In the past year, Ati has kept asking for a DNA test on social media. She has reached out to Chiefpriest's friends and family and sought financial aid for the child's care.
Chiefpriest has refused the claims but now says he is willing to take a DNA test publicly, as long as Ati brings the child to the location.
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