Pastor Chris Oyakhilome: “Adultery allegation, attempt to ridicule my church”

The founder of Believers Love World (Christ Embassy), Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has denied the allegation of adultery leveled against him by his wife, Anita.

His counsel, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), described the allegation as “wicked and malicious”, and an attempt to ridicule the pastor and his church.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, titled: “In the matter of malicious falsehood against Rev. Chris Oyakhilome and the Christ Embassy Church”, Pinhero said that the allegation which is currently all over th media was a complete distortion of facts in the pending legal proceedings in the United Kingdom. He threatened to sue media houses who do not desist henceforth from publishing the stories hurting his client’s person.

The statement reads:“The attention of our client, Rev. Chris Oyakhilome and the church, the Christ Embassy, has been drawn to the wave of false, malicious and fabricated stories being published in the print and electronic media about his person, the church and a matrimonial cause between him and his wife.

“Our client is seriously concerned that under the guise of reporting a divorce proceeding involving him, publishers resorted to an unjustified and malicious attack on his reputation for reasons not unconnected with the respective publishers’ selfish motives of prospect of materials and financial advantage attendant to the wide circulation their distorted and fabricated stories would enjoy.

“The publishers decided to fabricate facts including (but not limited) to allegation of adultery against our client, with the wicked and malicious intention of bringing his person and the church to public opprobrium and ridicule.

“It is our client’s instructions to inform the public and particularly warn the concerned media houses that the news or story circulating in the media is nothing but a complete distortion of the facts in the pending proceedings in the United Kingdom, to the knowledge of the publishers”.

The current scandal has dented the image of the Oyakhilomes and divided members of the church. As at last check, everything about Pastor Anita had been deleted from the church’s website.