A Nigerian man identified simply as John
has made headlines for buying a Mercedes-Benz G-class for a South
African man, whose wife he impregnated.
According to a South African news
website, Daily Live, John said his girlfriend’s husband immediately
forgave him after receiving the gift.
“I know what I did is wrong but I feel
better he has accepted my gift. He accepted that his wife – my
girlfriend – is pregnant and would soon give birth to my son. He was
angry at first but when I presented the car to him, his anger vanished,”
John explained.
Daily Live quoted a woman close to the
family of the pregnant wife as expressing disappointment that the
acceptance of the gift meant that Nigerian men would never take South
African men seriously after hearing of the incident.
She said, “Nigerian men will never take
our men seriously. What kind of a man accepts a gift from a man who
impregnated his wife? He will impregnate her again and buy the stupid
husband another car. I am so disappointed.”
The website also quoted the husband as
saying, “It is wrong to say I am stupid. The point of the matter is we
cannot reverse what happened. We sat down as men and sorted the issue.
The Bible says we must forgive and forget. I have always dreamed of
driving a G-wagon. Christmas came early for me and my family.
“The baby will be born and I will take
care of him as my own. If the father wants to take him to Nigeria I
wouldn’t mind. I will give my wife the support she needs always.
“That is what marriage is all about. I love my wife and will not leave her because of a mere pregnancy.”
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