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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