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| Anita and Chris getting set for divorce battle |
This is definitely not the best of time for
embattled stylish man of God, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and members of his very popular church,
Believers Love World globally known as Christ Embassy.
After months of speculation over the marriage
crisis between Pastor Oyakhilome and Anita, his wife, a new report monitored by
SHOWBIZPLUSng claimed the latter has now filed for a divorce in a London court.
In a report
published by Cable News, the wife is seeking a divorce on the grounds of
“unreasonable behaviour” and “adultery”.
She
allegedly outlined several allegations against the Pastor which cannot be
published for legal reasons.
The divorce case, with Suit No
FD14D01650, was filed on April 9, 2014 at Divorce Section A, Central Family
Court, First Avenue House, High Holborn, London, UK, on Anita’s behalf by
Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors, a full-service law firm with expertise in
commercial law and a strong consumer focus in family, wills and estate,
personal injury law and medical negligence.
According to the online portal, Pastor
Oyakhilome had been making efforts to avoid divorce in the hope that the wife
would eventually have a change of mind, however, Decree nissi was served on the
charismatic pastor in his hotel room during a recent visit to the UK.
Decree nissi, in legal terms, is like a
yellow card in a football match which is a precursor to a red card (“decree
absolute”) if no new evidence is provided to stall proceedings.
Church insiders said Oyakhilome had been
hoping for rapprochement, but he was left with no option than to receive the
papers when the lawyers cornered him at his hotel in London. The decree
absolute, which will effectively end the marriage, is expected to be issued
soon while terms of the divorce will be worked out by the lawyers on both
sides.
Anita recently wanted to go public with
the details of her allegations against the husband but reached an informal
agreement to sheathe her sword in the interest of the church.
Recall that some church members had sometime in
May 10, 2014 launched a facebook campaign, asking: “Where is Rev. Anita
Oyakhilome?”
They said Pastor Chris and Rev. Anita
must unite “for the sake of the gospel, the church and their two beautiful
daughters”. They quoted Malachi 2:16 in the Message Bible: “I hate divorce,
says the God of Israel.”
The facebook page, which has over 3,300
“likes”, was opened with a stated mission: “This is a Call to Prayer for all
believers who understand God’s heart concerning marriage and a Call to Action
by Pst. Chris. #DoWhatYouPreach.”
Officials of the church quickly moved to
deny any rift between the pastor couple. One official, Kenneth Achumasara, told
the media last June thus: “I can tell you authoritatively that there is no
issue between Pastor Chris and his wife, Anita… If you go to the UK now, you
will see her along with the kids. She is still with him and there is no issue
between them. I have been with him for 22 years and the Pastor Chris I know
cannot even utter such words as reported. He will never address such a
gathering. She will soon be in Nigeria for a programme and I will definitely
invite you to have access to her.”
Meanwhile, this latest development we reliably
gathered has put the revered church in disarray with senior pastors and leading
church members being divided over it.
Oyakhilome is the President of Believers’
Love World Inc, the registered name of the Christian ministry, while his wife
is the Vice President.
They have two teenage daughters, Sharon and
Charlyn.
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