A FORMER Manchester City striker is locked in a bitter row with his wife over an alleged DNA test that revealed he wasn’t the father of their kids.
The Nigerian football star Olanrewaju Kayode, 31, has accused his wife, Ezinne Dora Kayode, who goes by ‘Dora’, of lying about her age and allegedly having an affair.
Amid ongoing divorce proceedings, rumours of a DNA test spread online earlier this week – claiming that Kayode was not the father of the couple’s three kids.
Kayode, who is currently playing for Turkish side Gençlerbirliği, and Dora have now accused each other of planting the story.
Posting photos of a legal letter to Dora, Kayode said: “The truth will always be constant; your plot with your PR team to manipulatively change the narrative was revealed to me before hand.
“At the appropriate time, the world will know how much evil you perpetrated to the institution of marriage and creating a story around DNA as you all planned will not save the day for you.”
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Kayode’s lawyers said the DNA test story was “embarrassing” for the football star – but failed to confirm their existence.
Dora hit out with a letter from her legal team – describing the DNA claims as an “orchestrated smear campaign”.
In the letter, she called the striker‘s claims “defamatory, causing severe embarrassment” to her and their children.
She also accused him of “paternity fraud”.
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The letter stated: “Our client categorically states that, contrary to false allegations being peddled, no DNA test has ever been carried out on any of the children, as you well know.
“However, our client is willing and ready for such a test to be immediately conducted by a reputable and neutral institution or facility if you so desire.”
Dora said Kayode had put the children in the crossfire of their marriage – and accused him of spreading rumours.
“I have kept quiet on all the rumours you have been spreading because they are baseless, childish and false,” she said.
“But you include innocent children? No, NOW I MUST speak… the last couple of years in this marriage have been like hell on earth.”
The Nigerian international is said to be devastated by the apparent revelation, with one close source saying: “He is determined to get to the bottom of this.
“He wants to know the truth and ensure that justice is served.”
The man revealed to be the alleged father of Dora’s children Nigerian media has not responded to the claims.
The pair married in 2018 – but things turned sour when earlier this year the footballer accused his wife of infidelity, later deleting all pictures of his wife and children from his social media.
Addressing the DNA test claims directly in another post online, Dora said: “Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode, my silence is enough.
“Don’t ever drag my kids into your web of lies.
“I urge you to provide the result of the DNA to the public and the hospital where it was conducted, as we are willing to give you the DNA… what a great father you are.”
She also claimed they’d been left traumatised after being “detaining us in DSS custody”.
It was not clear if the child had been removed from the family as part of the paternity battle.
DSS custody is when children are taken from their families temporarily by social services.
They then work with parents to address safety issues that caused the removal of children from their care.
Dora and her team have now reportedly demanded an immediate retraction from her husband and threatened to approach the courts if he does not oblige.
The results of the supposed paternity test have not yet been made public.
The former Man City striker gained popularity in 2017 when he signed a four-year contract with the Premier League team, but he was immediately loaned out to Spanish side Girona for the season.
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The Sun has contacted lawyers from both parties for comment.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
