Geremi Njitap: BBNaija’s Rachel Edwards Says Asking for DNA Test Should Be Criminal Offence

Geremi Njitap: BBNaija’s Rachel Edwards Says Asking for DNA Test Should Be Criminal Offence

Babajide Orevba
updated at March 25, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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  • Geremi Njitap has filed for divorce after DNA tests showed he did not father his kids
  • The former Cameroonian footballer has been married to Toukam Fotso for twelve years
  • A Nigerian reality TV star has decried moves by men who ask for paternity tests

Reality TV star Rachel Edwards has slammed men who ask for DNA tests, as she reacts to the ordeal of Cameroon star Geremi Njitap.

According to court documents in Cameroon, paternal DNA tests have shown that the former footballer is not the biological father of his 'twins'.

The 45-year-old has been married to Toukam Fotso Laure Verline for over a decade and it was uncovered that the union had produced no children.

Geremi Njitap, Cameroon, Rachel Edwards, Nigeria, Toukam Fotso, BB Naija,
Geremi Njitap has filed for divorce after court documents showed he did not father his children. Photo Credit: Michael Regan.
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Toukam presented the twins born in June 2008 to the player, which prompted the former Chelsea star to officially walk down the aisle with her four years later, Leadership reports.

Geremi has since filed for divorce after discovering that the children were from his wife's previous partner.

According to the documents, Toukam “destroyed the harmony” of their marriage “through her abject behaviour.”

Reacting to the situation, BBNaija Season 7 star, Rachel, stated that asking a wife for a DNA test should be a criminal offense.

She wrote on her X handle:

"Asking your wife for a DNA test should be a criminal offense, if you don’t trust her, why marry her in the first place."

Meanwhile, other X users have besieged the comment section to react to her statement. One said:

"It’s as simple as that, the moment he starts asking for DNA then there’s no trust.

Another added:

"This one is obviously enjoying the clout and dragging."

A critic added:

"It's your type who would hide under trust and allow another man to take care of a child that is not his. You all should stop it."

Who is Toukam Fotso?

Sports Brief earlier reported that Njitap's embattled wife is the daughter of the late billionaire, Victor Fotso, who became Castel’s chief partner in Cameroon, distributing Castel’s beverages.

She is one of his 121 children as reports claimed the wealthy man married 25 wives during his lifetime.

Toukam and Njitap's relationship had been marred by infractions as she accused him of being a low level [expletive] whilst hurling humiliating epithets at him.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.