Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Over the past few months, Nigerians have been engrossed with salacious paternity stories. After many years, men suddenly realise that children from their wives regarded from birth as their biological children were products from other men. It is not just a simple tale of unfaithfulness. Instead, it is a deadly combination of adultery, betrayal, shock, shattered dreams, regrets and a turbulent future. This is the reality of paternity fraud!

Although these incidents became prominent recently, they are not new. In February 2017, a Nigerian man identified as Oscar found out that 32-year-old Valentine was not his biological son. The clip was from the Jeremy Kyle Show in the United Kingdom, which later went viral.

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