Pastor Chris Denies the Allegations, Threatens Legal Actions Against Journalists

After days of keeping silent Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has finally broken his silence through his lawyer though he is not denying that his estranged wife, Anita, has dragged him to court, seeking divorce, he has however threatened legal action against journalists who publish fake stories about him.

Reacting to the saga, Pastor Chris' lawyer warned that

“The attention of our client, Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, and the church 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."
Sharply criticizing the recent coverage of the divorce proceedings, which the statement did not refute, the release claimed that publishers went so far as to fabricate claims that he had committed adultery against his wife, Anita. These contradict her claims that the leader of Christ Embassy Church had indeed been unfaithful during their "terribly degenerated" marriage, something she disclosed through her counsel.

According to Sahara Reporters, Pastor Chris spoke through his lawyer, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN). He said the accusations of adul-tery is a "false and malicious" attack against him and Christ Embassy church.

Characterizing the media's coverage of his wife's efforts to divorce him as “complete distortion of the facts in the pending proceedings in the United Kingdom”, the statement cited the coverage as "selfishly motivated" for political and financial advantage.

Oyakhilome's counsel further said the media's coverage was engineered to bring him and the church shame and ridicule, though his wife was the person who aired the allegations against him.

The statement acknowledged freedom of the press, but quite contradictorily cautioned that further action will be taken to safeguard the image of the church and the pastor if coverage continued.

"Be warned therefore that unless the concerned media houses desist from further publishing words and stories which are false and damaging of our client’s reputation and the church, we shall, without further recourse to the concerned publishers, promptly embark on appropriate legal machinery with a view to protecting our client’s reputation and that of the church," Pastor Chris' lawyer stressed.