A UK-based Nigerian has finally found her biological father after years of searching, thanks to a chance encounter on Instagram.
According to a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @JennipherUwa, the emotional reunion began when an Igbo community page on Instagram asked its followers to comment on where they were from.
Jennipher responded that she was from Amaimo, Ikeduru in Imo State, and received replies from others from the same region.
Later that day, a woman based in the UK sent Jennipher a direct message, introducing herself as someone also from Ikeduru. After exchanging pleasantries, they lost touch for a while.
However, the woman reached out again recently, this time revealing a deeper reason for her interest.
She explained that she had been searching for her father's family since 2021 but had no concrete information except a surname and a vague memory of a village name mentioned once by her mother, who had refused to provide any further details.
She had never met her father or any of his relatives and had spent years-emotionally and financially-trying to trace her roots.
"She broke down in her voice notes," Jennipher wrote. "I asked for a few minutes and called my mom. When I mentioned the surname, she recognized it and gave me helpful details."
Jennipher went further to explain the structure of Amaimo and its smaller villages, and promised to speak with her father and uncle-locals with deep ties to the community.
"Later that evening, she texted me," Jennipher shared. "With the information I gave her, she spoke with someone in the UK, and they found her father. He's alive."
After years of pain and uncertainty, the UK-based woman has finally reconnected with her father, all thanks to a social media post and the kindness of a stranger who happened to be from the same hometown.
"I'm just so happy I could play a small role in reconnecting her with her roots," Jennipher concluded.
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