Nollywood actor, Rotimi Salami has stirred the internet as he makes a strong case for paternity fraud.
With the daily news of men discovering at dying minutes that their kids aren’t biologically theirs, many men are becoming interested in DNA, especially in Nigeria.
In a post on his Instagram page, he stated that paternity fraud should be criminalized like rape. He likened the pain and trauma a woman experiences when raped to that of a man when he finds out the child he has been raising another man’s child.
Lamenting, he noted how tape is a major offense and wants paternity fraud to be one too.
“Paternity fraud should be criminalized just like rape. The experience when raped is the same a man goes through when he finds out he’s been raising another man’s child. Damn!
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Rape is a major offense
Paternity fraud should also be
None of these 2 should be encouraged
men mental health too matters”.
His statement comparing rape with paternity fraud didn’t sit well with some netizens who tackled him via his comment section.
One Just Phabulous wrote, “Comparing rape and paternity fraud is an all-time low. Getting gang raped and violated is not the same. This is a wrong comparison and a slap on the face of all rape victims. Of all the things you picked rape. Come on Rotimi, you are a girl dad
One TK Unlimited wrote, “Paternity fraud and rape are not and will never be the same
One Elizabeth Olosu wrote, “Wow! Comparing rape to paternity fraud? Nothing else to compare it to but rape? You can do better
One Ife Lover Boy wrote, “I agree with you but I guess women can do no wrong
One Dress By Nag wrote, “There should be a jail term for paternity fraud cos wtf. Dis tin is becoming too much”.
This is coming hours after a man cried out after he found out that his 11-year-old child was not his after DNA.
Weeks back, veteran actor and filmmaker, Ugezu J Ugezu had kicked against the need for DNA. The actor had taken to his Instagram page to chastise men who have formed the habit of undergoing paternity tests before claiming a child.
He opined that DNA stuff is tearing many homes apart and destroying innocent children as any child born to an African man is an African man’s child.
