Well the man of God has been divorced by wife Anita.
Lawyers
to Anita, the former wife of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the founder of Christ
Embassy, have said that she had finalised her divorce to the preacher, adding
that she was no longer a part of, or involved in the church, also known as
Believers LoveWorld Inc.
Anita
Ebhodaghe, formerly Anita Oyakhilome, a pioneer member of Christ Embassy, where
she rose to become a pastor, got married to Oyakhilome in 1991, and have two
daughters.
A statement by her solicitors,
Attwaters Jameson Hill, said the divorce was finalised on February 8 and hinted
that she had dropped Oyahkilome from her name, while also severing all ties
with the church.
The
statement, published on the United Kingdom-based law firm’s website reads: “We
have been requested by Anita Oyakhilome to confirm that on February 8, 2016 a
decree absolute was pronounced in the High Court of Justice Principal Registry
of the Family Division dissolving her marriage to Christian Onehirokpeana
Oyakhilome.
“Anita
Oyakhilome would like to confirm that she is no longer involved in or part of
Christ Embassy, A.K.A. Believers LoveWorld Inc.” In 2014, it was in the news
that Anita had filed for a divorce, accusing her pastor husband of indulging in
illicit affairs with female members of the church. This came to the fore after
months of rumours suggesting that all was not well with the marriage.
In
the following months, their marital crisis got messier as both Anita’s lawyers
and Oyakhilome issued statements that suggested the damage to the relationship
was irreparable. Shortly after, news of a suit for separation broke, images of
Anita, which were very prominent on the church’s website, were removed with her
name and image also missing from subsequent editions of Rhapsody of Realities,
the church’s devotional, which she had co-authored for years with her estranged
husband.
Oyakhilome,
at that time, dismissed reports about the messy divorce including those
suggesting that adultery was one of the grounds for the divorce, accusing the
media of publishing a lot of “stupid things”.
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Source:
Vanguardngr
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