A Nigerian man is reported to have collapsed and died after reading the DNA test results which showed that he was not the biological father of his only son.
The death of the man and the alleged paternal fraud penetrated on him has gone viral on social media platforms in Nigeria.
According to reports from the Western country, the man whose name has not been released was based abroad.
The hapless man is reported to have become suspicious about his wife’s fidelity after he stumbled on a Snapchat video showing that his wife was cheating on him with another man.
Hurt by the betrayal, he decided to carry out paternity DNA tests to find out if he was the true biological father of the couple’s son.
Unfortunately, for him, the results came out negative. He is said to have suffered a cardiac arrest. Efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and he died.
The man’s death has sparked a heated debate on Nigerian social media platforms about the issues of paternity fraud and DNA tests. Some have called on DNA tests to become mandatory for all children at birth. However, others are arguing that people should only carry out DNA tests when they are able to handle the results if they are not favourable.
Others also called on men to avoid subjecting themselves to unnecessary anguish by demanding tests whose results they may not be able to live with. Below are some of the reactions from Nigerian social media platforms.
No matter the result of the DNA, the child is mine. Any child born under my roof is my child, biological connection alone doesn't qualify me as the father. In my place iko anaghi ekute nwa (the woman dsn't own a child). If I married u and u get pregnant outside, the child is mine
— Onye ji igu. (@IrohUzoigwe) July 12, 2021
No matter the result of the DNA, the child is mine. Any child born under my roof is my child, biological connection alone doesn't qualify me as the father. In my place iko anaghi ekute nwa (the woman dsn't own a child). If I married u and u get pregnant outside, the child is mine
— Onye ji igu. (@IrohUzoigwe) July 12, 2021
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I think DNA test should be made compulsory after child birth to prevent this sudden death from shock
— AK ADESINA (@KhamisAbiodun) July 11, 2021
Abeg as a man, if you have the money, do dna test on ur child as soon as ur partner gives birth.
Better than hearing stories that touches the heart after some years.
— Pamela (@siaprah) July 11, 2021
No one wishes to die hearing news like that. But just a quick one, have you ever experienced a rumbling stomach + heart pacing faster when your down emotionally? The same way no one plans to have a rumbled stomach is also how the BP increases. Not everyone has a shock absorber
— abiodun mary (@Abiodun_Mayree) July 11, 2021
Young man without sense, don't expect too much from life,just live it, why should you die when you have alot to live for, he could ve still have more children with other women if he chooses… RIP
— Tech Lord👑 (@reallifeissue11) July 12, 2021
Unpopular Opinion: would this Man had died if he married two wives ? Just asking, because they said it's bad to marry two wives and when men choose to marry only one he still get killed by the one.
— S.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.Z 🌎🌏 (@EDADURI) July 12, 2021
If Na me I go assume say I adopted him and move on as if nothing has happened.
— #ENDSARS #20/10/20 (@comandant5) July 11, 2021
Very unfortunate and painful. He would have taken the news the way it comes and move on with his life. May his soul rest in peace
— Onwa Na Ihe (@NewMoon41019943) July 11, 2021
No matter the result of the DNA, the child is mine. Any child born under my roof is my child, biological connection alone doesn't qualify me as the father. In my place iko anaghi ekute nwa (the woman dsn't own a child). If I married u and u get pregnant outside, the child is mine
— Onye ji igu. (@IrohUzoigwe) July 12, 2021
