“If DNA says my child isn’t mine, I’ll still accept the child” – Nolloywood ctor declares

Nollywood actor Rotimi Salami has shared his view on paternity and DNA tests, stating that he would still accept a child even if a test shows the child is not biologically his.

Speaking in an interview with BBC Yoruba, the actor explained that if he had raised the child from infancy and the child already recognises him as a father, he would not abandon the child because of a DNA result.

“If DNA says my child isn’t mine, and I have taken the child from infancy as mine, and the child also knows me as his father, I will wholeheartedly accept the child as mine,” he said.

Salami emphasised that a child should not suffer for circumstances beyond their control, adding that the bond built while raising the child is something he would not easily walk away from.

He further noted that if such a situation ever occurred, the matter would remain strictly between him and his wife, not the child who already sees him as a father.

“The child will claim my name forever and also see me as his father, because it’s not the child that created himself or herself. The issue will only be between me and my wife,” he concluded.