Nigerian socialite and nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has thrown down a public challenge to Kenyan businesswoman Hellen Atti, daring her to submit to a live, on-air DNA test at Arise TV’s studio to settle the long-running paternity dispute once and for all.
The fresh flashpoint followed renewed coverage of the saga by the broadcast Station. Reacting on social media, the businessman challenged Arise TV to facilitate a live DNA test involving himself, Atti, and the child, arguing the result would put an end to the public debate. He insisted he was prepared to undergo the test on air at no personal cost, telling the station to “come do the DNA for una on live tv for free.”
Chiefpriest used the moment to restate his denial and turn the controversy back on his accuser, suggesting the claims were a bid to cash in on his profile. He has consistently rejected the paternity claim, maintaining that he is not the child’s biological father, and in a pointed comment exchange dismissed his critics, telling one Instagram user pushing him to take the test that “celebrity no suppose get shame, Shebi na my money una dey hustle like this.” He went further, suggesting the allegations against him were financially motivated, the closest he has come to formally branding the saga an extortion attempt.
Atti, for her part, has spent the better part of three years insisting the child is his. She has maintained that her encounter with the businessman during a visit to Nigeria led to the birth of her son, and has consistently called for a DNA test to establish the truth. In one widely shared video, she recalled the alleged encounter directly, telling him “I said we should use protection but you refused.”
The dispute has already spilled into the courts and across borders. Chiefpriest filed a defamation suit against Atti in Kenya, while Atti has claimed she is preparing her own legal action in the United States over the matter. The back-and-forth has also drawn in his family: Atti has publicly appealed to Chiefpriest’s wife, De Angels, urging her to allow her husband to take the test, a move that has split opinion online between sympathy for her and accusations that she has overstepped.
With the gauntlet now thrown down on a national broadcast platform, the question shifts to Atti: whether she will accept a live, televised test on Chiefpriest’s terms, or continue pressing her case on social media and in court, where the dispute has simmered, unresolved, since 2023.
