A friend of the couple, Elijah Ayo Arowojolu, shared the news via Facebook on Monday.
A Nigerian man has celebrated becoming a father after 13 years of marriage.
The lecturer with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Prof. Uwem Ekpo has welcomed a baby with his wife after 13 years of marriage.
A friend of the couple, Elijah Ayo Arowojolu, shared the news via Facebook on Monday, July 4, wrote;
"For Prof Uwem Ekpo And Family, God Has Done It After Waiting For 13 Years!."
"This God is a Miracle-Working God! 13 years seems so long a time for one of FUNAAB's foremost academic and an internationally rated Parasitologist, Prof Uwem Ekpo and his wife after a 13-year wait for a child.
"A few weeks ago, the Lord answered by fire and granted their desires. The baby came and today Sunday was the baby's dedication at the El-Shaddai Deliverance Church Inc. located at Ijeun-Titun, Abeokuta.
"Indeed, weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Let somebody shout Halleluyah"