London-Christ Embassy founder Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is now officially divorced from his wife Anita.
Anita, obtained her “decree-absolute” certificate early this month.
Her lawyers Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors, confirmed Anita Ebhodaghe (formerly Anita Oyakhilome) is now officially a single woman.
“We have been requested by Anita Oyakhilome to confirm that on the 8th February 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,” the statement read.
It continued, “Anita Oyakhilome would like to confirm that she is no longer involved in or part of Christ Embassy AKA Believers LoveWorld INC.”
The controversial Oyakhilome who is based in South Africa is attacked for stealing the writings of the famous Christian author, EW Kenyon and making both fame and money for himself with them.
News that Anita had filed for a divorce broke in 2014, after months of rumours suggesting that all was not well with the marriage.
Hopes by church members that the marriage would be mended were dashed in the following months as both Anita’s and Oyakhilome’s lawyers issued statements that suggested the damage to the relationship was irreparable.
Shortly after the news broke, images of Anita, which were very prominent on the church’s website, were removed with her name and image also missing from the church’s devotional, Rhapsody of Realities, which she had co-authored for years with her estranged husband.
Oyakhilome, however, 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”.