Boy reappears 5 years after mother declared him dead in Ilorin

Like a scene straight from a Nollywod make-believe flick, the Ilorin Customary court recently witnessed what looks like a movie when a petitioner alleged  that his estranged wife lied to him that their five-year-old son had died.
The 55-year-old man, Saadu Aliu, a native of Idi-Ose area said he was shocked to see his ‘dead’ son playing football recently.
He was seeking the custody of his five-year-old son, Aminu, who his ex  wife, Afusat Ibrahim of Opo-Malu area in Iliorin told him had died.
Aliu told the court that the child had been living with Afausat since 2010 when their marriage hit the rock.
According to him, the union was blessed with three children, noting that the older ones, Ibrahim, 10, and Alimatu, 7 are living with him while the ‘late’ son was with her.
Visibly shocked and angry Aliu said: “Afusat told me and my relatives that the boy was dead, but to my surprise, I saw my child playing football with his colleagues.”
Refuting the allegations leveled against her, Afusat claimed he never told him  the child was dead. She alleged that her ex-hubby had been denying her access to the other two children living with him.
The presiding judge, Mr. Yusuf Abdulkareem, ordered the plaintiff to produce two witnesses next Monday, September 17, while the defendant should also bring along five-year-old Aminu.