Renowned Ifa Priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has said Yoruba has a potent traditional way of testing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
Elebuibon said this on on Thursday, at his residence in Osogbo. The priest decried the recent rise in the cases of paternity fraud and advised that anyone interested in resolving paternity controversies can consider Yoruba traditional means.
Elebuibon said the Yoruba traditional means of determining the paternity of a child was reliable enough to be considered, stating that it’s cheap to go for.
The Ifa priest, who said total rejection of Yoruba culture was responsible for the high rate of infidelity in marriage, said the race had enough traditional means to determine a child’s paternity that could be considered by whoever was interested in such investigation.
He said, “Yoruba has traditional DNA and they are very potent. They vary from one family or compound to another. We are having a high rate of cases of paternity fraud now because people of our race have decided to abandon what belongs to them and embrace two foreign religions.
“In Yoruba culture, even during childbirth, paternity of a baby can be determined. In my own compound those days, a new wife would take oath before the Ogun shrine to remain faithful to only her husband. Traditionally, there are several ways we can determine the paternity of a child. Those means are cheap and safe but our people are not interested in them. They are alternative available for those interested.”
Reports of paternity fraud has been on increase in the recent time across nigeria.
