Dr. Chris Okafor, senior pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, has issued an ultimatum to a woman named Ms. Chi Okafor, who claims to be his daughter, seeking a DNA test to support her claim.
The priest further requested that the lady retract all online and offline postings associating him to allegations of paternity or abandonment.
He also wanted a public apology, claiming the claims had harmed his reputation.
Okafor, speaking through his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, at a news conference in Owerri on Wednesday, denied being the woman’s biological father and her siblings.
He asserted that the children were the result of his estranged wife’s infidelity.
The cleric classified the woman’s postings as cyber incitement, cyberbullying, cyber harassment, cyberstalking, criminal defamation, and malicious impersonation. He threatened legal action if his requests were ignored.
According to Opara, “Any assertion suggesting that our Client abandoned a spouse or children is therefore false, misleading, defamatory, and constitutes cyber bullying.”
He said, “We have become aware that an individual who identifies herself as Ms. Chi Okafor has been presenting herself online as the biological daughter of our Client, Pastor Dr. Chris Okafor.
“She has been making false, misleading, and defamatory claims regarding his personal life and family relationships, including allegations of abandonment and neglect of paternal responsibilities.”
The lawyer added, “For the avoidance of doubt, we reiterate that the continued public portrayal of Ms. Lilian Okafor and her sibling as children of our Client, as well as the publication of statements alleging abandonment, amount to gross misrepresentation and libel. Such actions are damaging, misleading, and wholly unacceptable.”
Opara further stated, “We therefore state categorically, emphatically, and unequivocally that the claims made by the so-called Ms. Chi Okafor are entirely false, misleading, malicious, inciting, and gravely injurious to the personality and character of our Client.”
Outlining their demands, he said, “Accordingly, we formally demand as follows: Immediate retraction of all false, defamatory, and misleading statements published online or elsewhere concerning our Client, accompanied by a written apology published in two (2) national newspapers, with copies forwarded to the appropriate authorities.”
He continued, “Immediate cessation and desistance from further presenting or implying any familial relationship with our Client and immediate removal of all content that falsely associates our Client with claims of paternity or abandonment.”
The lawyer also challenged the woman to undergo a DNA test. He said, “We also challenge to the impostor to submit herself and her sibling for a DNA test at a mutually agreed and reputable health facility, in the absence of the earlier DNA certificate allegedly in her possession.”
Issuing a final warning, Opara said, “TAKE NOTICE that failure to comply with these demands will leave our Client with no option but to pursue all available legal remedies to protect his reputation, integrity, and ministry.”
“This statement is issued to clarify the facts, prevent further dissemination of falsehoods, and reaffirm our Client’s unwavering commitment to truth, dignity, and fairness,” he added.
The preacher also urged social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, Ms. Doris Ogala, and others to stop propagating what he described as false allegations against him on social media.
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