Nigerian Lawyer says Bride Price Validates Paternity Under Igbo Customary Law

Nigerian Lawyer says Bride Price Validates Paternity Under Igbo Customary Law

Nigerian lawyer Stan Alieke has sparked discussion regarding paternity validation under Igbo customary law, asserting that it is the bride price that determines a child's paternity, rather than results from a DNA test.

 In a post shared on his Instagram stories, Alieke emphasized that if a man has not paid the bride price for the mother of his child, the child is presumed to be a "bastard or fatherless.