Photo caption: Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest and Kenyan woman, Hellen Ati
Socialite and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has expressed willingness to undergo a DNA test to settle the lingering paternity dispute involving a Kenyan woman, Hellen Ati.
Chiefpriest made the declaration in a series of comments shared on a media house’s Instagram page on Monday after a viral video of Ati pleading for help was discussed on a national television programme.
In the emotional video, Ati said she was exhausted from raising the boy alone, revealing that the child was ill and that she had spent all her money on treatment. She urged the businessman to take responsibility if the child was indeed his.
Responding to calls from followers urging him to agree to a DNA test, Chiefpriest wrote, “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, had urged him to end the controversy, writing, “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.”
Replying, Chiefpriest insisted he would not send money to anyone making allegations against him online, maintaining that the responsibility rested with the claimant.
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 continued, “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 added, “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.”
The latest development comes amid a paternity dispute that has lingered since 2023.
Ati has consistently alleged that her son was conceived after a brief encounter with Chiefpriest in Lagos in 2022. She has repeatedly called for a DNA test, claiming she has struggled to cater for the child alone.
Chiefpriest has, however, consistently denied knowing her or fathering the child, insisting that the allegations are aimed at damaging his marriage and public image.
The controversy resurfaced in January 2025 during Chiefpriest’s online feud with singer Burna Boy. At the time, Burna Boy publicly supported Ati’s demand for a DNA test and reportedly offered to facilitate her trip to Nigeria, although the plan later collapsed.
Ati had also claimed that shortly after the birth of her son in January 2023, Chiefpriest sent her N300,000 in instalments for baby supplies after she appealed for financial assistance following childbirth complications, despite allegedly denying paternity.
Over the past year, she has repeatedly taken to social media to renew calls for a DNA test, reaching out to several of Chiefpriest’s associates and family members while also seeking financial support for the child’s upkeep.
Chiefpriest has continued to reject the allegations but now says he is prepared to undergo a DNA test publicly, provided Ati brings the child to the venue.
