A Nigerian woman has stirred widespread controversy online after condemning DNA testing and urging married men to accept all children born to their wives, regardless of biological paternity.
In a viral video circulating on social media, the woman argued that the payment of bride price establishes full responsibility and ownership of any child born within the marriage.
“Men should stop doing DNA. Every child given birth by a woman you married and paid bride price on her, she’s your legal wife. So any child she give birth to is automatically yours. Please stop doing DNA test,” she said.
She further maintained that fatherhood should not be defined by biology but by responsibility.
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re biological related to a child or not. What matters is that child is under you and you’re playing the part of a father according to the way God want. If your wife is unfaithful and in the process get pregnant, whether the child is yours be a good father to them,” she added.
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Her remarks quickly triggered mixed reactions, with many social media users rejecting her stance and defending the right of men to seek paternity confirmation.
“I totally agree that whether you’re the biological father or not, if it’s your wife’s child, that child is yours too… But saying a man is spoiling his home just because he wants a DNA test is completely wrong,” user @eaosas wrote.
Another user, @ann_oma58727, strongly disagreed, stating, “Men have the right to know the truth about their biological children, especially for medical, inheritance, and emotional reasons. Encouraging men to ignore biological ties might inadvertently excuse infidelity or reduce accountability. Hell noooo.”
However, some commenters backed the woman’s perspective. User @ChidiebeleG noted, “What about those times DNA tests didn’t exist? Men were taking care of their wives and children whether biological related or not. I feel she’s speaking from that perspective.”
The debate has continued to gain traction online, reflecting deep divisions over the role of tradition, trust and science in modern Nigerian marriages.