Though underreported or overlooked in the past, the practice of baby switching in hospitals, owing to error, deliberate or malice, has been fingered as the major cause of paternity fraud, which has broken many homes and sent couples to their early graves. GBENGA AKINFENWA x-rays factors responsible for the criminal act and how the menace can be totally eradicated.
Married for 15 years, the Nwosus had lived together in the commercial city of Lagos as one indivisible family. With three kids, Uche (14), Chidinma (12) and Uchenna (eight), theirs could be described as a model home. However, a chance opportunity to relocate to Canada changed everything.
The relocation plan, which initially elicited some sort of jubilation, eventually led to the collapse of a family that had once lived together in harmony.
It all began when they were required to conduct the necessary Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) paternity tests for the children. Surprisingly, while the first and third passed the test as children of Charles Nwosu, the second child – Chidinma’s result was negative, which translates to a case of paternity fraud.
The development,…
Guardian Nigeria
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