Drama As 3 Men Claim Ownership Of Two Children From Housewife
The infidelity of a married woman, simply known as Taibat Rahman, has led to controversies on the paternity of her two children.
Taibat reportedly hails from the Oosa compound, Apomu, Isokan local government of Osun State.
Three men have laid claim to the paternity of her two children.
Though the biological father of her first child was not in dispute, the paternity of her second and third children has raised dust, forcing the three men to drag themselves and the woman to a private radio station, Agidigbo FM’s Kokoro Alate programme.
Each of the three men who are from Apomu and Ikoyi claimed to be in a relationship simultaneously with Taibat.
The trio were simply identified as Sarafa, Oseni and Rauf.
Speaking at the programme which was monitored by OSUN DEFENDER, one of the three men, Sarafa, a labourer, noted that he met Taibat through her mother when the former was indebted to some microfinance banks.
Sarafa stated that the mother promised that her daughter would marry anyone who offset her debt.
He said: “In order to marry her, I paid the quantum of the debt. Four days after she gave birth on November 30, 2023, some people from Ikoyi came to my house to claim that the child belongs to them. I was bewildered hearing such story.
“The scenario led to a heat argument between us and it took the effort of the police to calm the situation. At the police station, they asked Taibat who is the biological father, he said I’m the person.
“The following day, we went to the police area command where she withdrew her earlier statement that I’m the biological father of the baby and pointed at Rauf as the father. The police were confused too.
“That made the police to direct that the child be taken to welfare home. But instead of that, she took the baby to Rauf’s house in Ikoyi town. That’s where the naming ceremony took place. We have stopped communicating since then.”
Narrating his own side of the story, Oseni, a plank seller, said he married 30-year-old Taibat from Oosa compound and she moved into his house at Okejagbo after she conceived her second child.
Oseni said: “I was not around the time she gave birth and my family called to inform me that the baby has been taken to somewhere else for naming.
“Then, I rushed down to her house but I couldn’t find her. The matter started degenerating and becoming a serious issue. Then I decided to take the matter to the palace of Alapomu. At the palace, she affirmed that the child belongs to me. But she took my baby to Rauf’s house.”
Meanwhile, Rauf, the third man, denied knowing Oseni while affirming that he only knows Sarafa.
He said: “Oseni does not have any child with me. And this baby in question was born in my house. She already had a baby for me before this one. Her first born was for me. I don’t know about her second born but this new baby in question is for me.
“When she gave birth on November 30, it was one of Sarafa’s family that called to inform me that Taibat has put to bed. Then I took police to Sarafa’s house and we were instructed to conduct DNA tests to know the real father of the baby.”
In her response, the woman affirmed to be in a relationship with the trio simultaneously.
She claimed that she was living in the village with Rauf and at the same time do come to Apomu to see Sarafa who always take her back to the village.
She denied ever living with Oseni nor had any pregnancy for him.
Taibat said: “I only live with Rauf since I married him. But Sarafa always threatened me to move into his house, saying he would come with thugs to attack Rauf and I at the village. Meanwhile, Rauf and I are always quarreling. That was when I decided to leave him and moved to Sarafa’s house with my children.
“For Oseni, I was never in his house while we were dating and I don’t owe him any child. I have been in Rauf house since I got married.”
Yusuf Oketola is a trained journalist with over five years of experience in the media industry. He has worked for both print and online medium. He is a thorough-bred professional with an eye of hindsight on issues bothering on social justice, purposeful leadership, and a society where the leaders charge and work for the prosperity of the people.
