A Nigerian man, Steven Opeyemi Moses, was left devastated after a DNA test revealed he’s not the biological father of his son, who carries the sickle cell gene.
Moses and his wife appeared on a Nigerian TV courtroom show to address the issue. There, it was discovered that he was not the boy’s father, despite his wife’s insistence that the boy was his.
In court, Moses revealed that they both tested their genotypes before getting married, and the test revealed that he is AA and his wife AS. Shockingly, their son was diagnosed with SS after suffering multiple crises.
Despite repeating the tests twice, the results remained consistent. Moses, who was confused by the situation, continued living with his wife until he opted for a DNA test, which confirmed a 0% chance of paternity.
Upon questioning, his wife denied cheating on him and claimed that she didn’t get intimate with another man. This prompted a maternity test to rule out the possibility of the child being swapped at birth. However, the wife refused to turn herself in, thus raising further suspicion.
Taking to Twitter to shed more light on his predicament, Mr Moses wrote,
“I am still in awe
of how we got here. We got married precisely May 21, 2016. A year down the line she got pregnant and gave birth on her birthday November 8, 2018.
The first crisis the body had we spent thousands in hospital and that’s when we first discovered he was SS.
At this point I was confused. She first told me it was the enemy that was doing us through the boy. I didn’t believe and at the same time I didn’t argue with her. I started making my research if it was possible for AA + AS to produce SS.
I saw some rare occasions of extreme weather conditions but it wasn’t possible in Nigeria as a result of good weather. I spoke to few councillors and mid wifes in Ifako General Hospital and Lagos State teaching Hospital.
We kept on living 2gether & we kept praying & fasting and nothing change. The boy kept on going through crisis. At this point we were already out of cash and could not afford a DNA test because I was already uncomfortable having confirmed from many sources that it was impossible.
For me to produce SS even when I marry SS as a AA. So I started voicing my displeasure out to my friends and one of them pointed me to Justice Court that they will do the DNA test for free. So I contacted them and arranged a sample for me and the boy for Paternity test.
Paternity test results came out in December and we had a court session where it was unveiled as seen in the video. Since December she has been dulging and refusing to pick calls from Justice Court to carry out the Judge verdict to run a maternity test.
So as I write this story, Justice Court has not been able to reach her over the phone. She is not picking calls. One funny thing in all this is, in November last year. Her family got me arrested from Ajuwon Police Station because I was not dropping upkeep for the said child.
It took intervention of our family lawyer to get the case out of police station. I remember the Police were supporting her. In December, DNA results came out and it was negative. The need to clear herself arises and she went into isolation.
The above video shows the last part that says “Is the child swap in hospital?” It may be possible but the chances are slim. I was present in the labour room and there were only two woman in labour that day. It wasn’t a hospital, it was Ojodu Health Center at Gbadamosi, Ojodu.
The other woman already gave birth while she was in labour. I remember following the nurse to clean him up & collected him back. Dropped him beside her on the bed waited for her sister to come and then I left to cook something for her. Honestly, this marriage wrecked me.
See below,
I am still in awe
The first crisis the body had we spent thousands in hospital and that’s when we first discovered he was SS. https://t.co/JCL86n2izG
— Steven
XPLUS (@Stevemosoes) March 18, 2024