"I Have Never Seen My Father": 28-Year-Old Man Begins Search for Dad, Shares Photo His Mum Gave Him
- An Abuja-based Nigerian man, Uche Amonuhu, is yet to set his sights on his father 28 years after his birth
- The business administration graduate said he restarted his search for his dad a year ago as he didn't want to deny his son the opportunity of knowing his identity
- Uche lost his mother in 2017 and shared a picture as well as the only information she gave him about his missing dad
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At the age of 28, a young Nigerian man identified as Uche Amonuhu has never seen his dad before, nor does he know about his whereabouts.
Uche's search for his dad has seen him launch an appeal on Twitter and other social media platforms with no success so far.
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What Uche's mum told him about his dad
The graduate of business administration from Auchi Polytechnic, Benin lost his mother named Tina Uwaifo to cancer in 2017 and shared with Briefly News's Victor Duru what she told him while she was alive.
""I have never seen my father. I don't know anyone from my father's family. I don't think he knows I exist.
"The only information i grew with about him is his name is Uche; he is Igbo from Imo state; my mom met him in Lagos in 1993 and a photo of him. That’s all the info I have."
Continuing, Uche said that his mother left Lagos and came to Benin where he was born.
He added that he never troubled his mother about his dad's whereabouts because he understood there wasn't more she could give out.
"The first time she talked about him to me herself was when she showed and give me the photo."
Uche who is an only child stated that his mum lived and worked in Benin as a trader until her passing.
When asked why he is relaunching the search for his dad years later, the self-employed man replied:
"It's been a year I decided to start searching for him only because I have a son now and I just want to try and find him because I don’t want to deny my kid the opportunity of knowing his true origin."
“Beautiful”: Dedicated Father Shares Sweet Pic Caring for His Child, Mzansi Inspired
In other news, Briefly News reported that another proud father has inspired many people on social media after sharing a photo of caring for his child. The beautiful picture surfaced on social media carrying a brilliant caption.
The Twitter account holder, @SimBaqwa, says there is nothing difficult wrong with a dad taking care of his kids.
The post is going viral and many are seriously impressed. Briefly News takes a look at the comments section.
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