Chris Oyakhilome denies adultery accusations, threatens to sue journalists

Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, who is currently in
divorce court with his estranged wife Anita
Oyakhilome has denied adultery accusations and
has threatened to sue journalists who publish
stories about himself and his wife. In a statement
released via his lawyer Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) a
few hours ago, Pastor Oyakhilome said the
accusations of adultery against him is 'false and
malicious'.
"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," his attorney stated.
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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 counsel to Premium
Times earlier Wednesday.
Chris Oyakhilome characterized 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. Earlier today,
Wednesday, Mrs. Oyakhilome even told
Premium Times, through counsel, that the
marriage had "terribly degenerated".
The statement also 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."