DNA test is now the trending story on every blogs and social media following the recent story of one Tunde Thomas who was emotionally drained and later died after his after his wife confessed to him that her Boss is the father of their two kids.
Since the news surfaced online, so many Nigerian are contemplating of doing a DNA test in order to ascertain the biological father of their kids.
I don’t blame men who demand for a DNA test after reading the painful story of Tunde Thomas because with the way the world is going a man can train a child and wakes up I day and sees another man claiming paternity of the child.
As a man It is heartbreaking and depressing to find out that the child you think was yours and you have trained belongs to another man all because of the wife’s infidelity.
When there is doubt over the true paternity of a child, a DNA paternity test helps explains or reveal the true biological parents of the child.
What is a DNA test?
Wikipedia the free encyclopedia explained DNA paternity test as medical testing where DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profiles are used to determine whether an individual is a biological parent of another individual (offspring).
A DNA test is used to determine whether someone is the father (or sometimes even mother) of the child through DNA profiling.
But many Nigerians thinks a DNA test is as cheap as the regular malaria test. This is funny right? A DNA test in a standard hospital or laboratory is very expensive, hence why not every Nigerians can afford the test.
How much does a DNA test cost in Nigeria?
The cost of a DNA test varies dependin on location and standard of hospital, laboratory, clinch, procedure used and the purpose. They cost is estimated to be within the range of N50,000 – N120,000 based on the above stated factors.
Let’s take for example, when there is a legal issues regarding the paternity of a child, the DNA test cost tends to be on the high side due to quick demand from the parties involved. It could cost as high as from N120,000 – N150,000.
Also DNA test cost more in private medical clinics or hospitals.