Two Men In
Warri Fight Over 5-Month-Old Baby Delivered By 18-Year-Old Girl (Photo)
Two men,
Ajayi Tosin and Kesiena Tito are presently in contention over ownership of a
five-month-old baby, Emmanuel Omkhode Ajayi in Warri, Delta State.The duo are
laying claim to the child delivered by an eighteen-year-old girl. The matter
deepened after Ajayi was allegedly arrested over the weekend following a
petition of “Threat to Life” instituted by Kesiena to the Nigeria Police Area
Command.
In an
exclusive chat with DailyPost, Tosin Ajayi, a twenty three year old barber
claimed to have cohabited with Blessing Iroroteh since 2015 before she
delivered a bouncing boy this year, 2017 in his house. Ajayi also claimed that
his elder sister was responsible for the medical bills after Blessing was
delivered of the baby, delivered.
He stressed
that he has been catering for her and the baby, including her mother who came
to nurse (Omugo) the baby for two months in his house at Nnewi Street, Akah
Avenue in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Ajayi noted that
he did the naming as well as dedication ceremony in the presence of her mother
who later whisked her (Blessing) away to the home of Kesiena Tito as the owner
of the baby.
Ajayi said, “I
was at home when Police came to arrest and took me to the Area Command.” Ajayi
alleged that he was forced to say that he was not the father of the baby at the
Police Station by Kesiena’s family.
He added
that he was even forced to take N100,000, sign an undertaking to forfeit the
child by the Kesiena’s family stressing that, “they even said I should swear
affidavit” but I rejected it. Ajayi insisted that he was the owner of the baby
boy saying, “I am the owner of the baby. I don’t want to sell my child. They
should go ahead with the DNA but that other man should pay for it.”
In a
contrary view, Kesiena Tito claimed to have dated Blessing, mother of the
contending baby boy for five years pointing out that they separated ten months
ago over an unresolved issue before she was delivered of the baby at Ajayi’s
house. Kesiena who hails from Ophorigbala Community, Ughelli South Local
Government Area stated that he has been responsible for education of Blessing
all these years.
Kesiena
insisted that he is the owner of the child saying, “We were dating before for
the past five years before she left me for. The baby is my own.”
Blessing
Iroroteh stated that she left Kesiena’s house to Ajayi’s house because she felt
he (Kesiena)will not accept the pregnancy and the baby. Blessing also stated
that her mother was aware that the child does not belong to Ajayi but she came
there to do “Omugo” and partook in the dedication.
It was also
gathered, however, that the Police at the Area Command in Warri has ordered
that DNA be carried out to ascertain the true owner of the child or that the
matter be referred to court.
Source:
DailyPost
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