The news came to him as a rude shock that three children he had known and treated as his chidren were not really his biological children afterall.
This was the account of a Delta State High Court judge, Anthony Okorodas, who said he only recently discovered that the three children he had come to know and sponsored- two of whom are in the university while the third one was already 17 years old were actilually not his.
The judge in a statement said he discovered this after the three children were subjected to DNA tests.
The judge who is currently living with his second wife, said the his first wife left the marraige 11 years ago but got to know of the true sitaution only last year August 2020.
He stated that he decided to do a DNA test after an anonymous tip notify him of the fact in April 2020 that one of the children wasn’t his.
The DNA test came back negative for the three children The judge, however, said he was relieved that the four children with his current wife, were all confirmed to be his biological offspring after DNA tests.
He however vowed to continue to cater for the children even though they are not his biological children.
Okorodas said, “Sometime during the coronavirus lockdowns early last year, I received information from an anonymous source that indicated that the last of the three children from my previous marriage was in fact not my biological child.
“Although she initially strongly insisted that I was the biological father, she has since confessed to having the child with another man during the course of our marriage.
“This repulsive act of my ex-wife prompted me to conduct DNA tests in respect of the two other children. A few days ago, the results came out. Sadly, none of them is my biological child.”
“It is important to state that my former wife walked away from the marriage when her youngest child (who is now 17 years of age) was just six years old.
“Since then, all of her children have lived with my wife, Ebi and I, and we have been wholly responsible for their wellbeing and education.
“Friends who are close to my family would readily attest to the fact that unless specifically informed, no one could tell that the children were not the biological children of my present wife.
“Ebi and I would continue to support the children in any way that we can. Indeed, even after the release of the first DNA test result which proved that I was not the biological father of the last child, we have continued to pay for his education in a private boarding school.
“The two other children are University undergraduates.
“The first, a female, will be a graduate later this year, and the second will soon enter his 4th year of study. We pray for them to overcome the trauma and become responsible citizens of our country.”
