Infidelity: Top Nigerian Pastor And Wife In Divorce Saga

Pastor Amadi Ibeh and his wife have become frequent visitors to Grade
A Customary CourtOjo in attempt to end their 7-years old marriage over
the case of severe infidelity, battering, lack of respect, no more
love and more.

According to the petitioner, Mrs. Gloria Ibeh, their marital problems
escalated when shestarted noticing unusual closeness between her
husband and some female members of the church.

"At first, mistook their closeness for maybe follow up on deliverance
or counselling.

Then I started hearing rumours of how he has been desacralizing the
house of God by having carnal knowledge of some of his prayer
partners. I openly confronted him and denied it vehemently," she
lamented.

After the first encounter trying to make her husband desist from his
unholy shenanigans, it was a flop. Yet the speculation kept disturbing
her and was at the verge of tearing the church apart.

Taking another bold step of courage, the self acclaimed prophetess
asked her husband again about the 's ex in the church' accusation but
painfully she got the beatings of her life.

"I couldn't condone it any more; it was becoming so glaring and
disturbing. As a wife who cares about her husband and the welfare of
the church, I asked him again if he has anything s exual relationship
with some women in the church, but he descended on me and hit me
mercilessly. His beatings later became constant and our marriage began
to fell apart," she said.

Since all her efforts to make her husband turn a new leaf fell on deaf
ears, Gloria resulted for a formal dissolution of the union to give
way for peace and the separation of their ministry.

Meanwhile, when the visibly embittered man was summoned into the
evidence box to either affirm or deny the allegations leveled on him,
it was a twist of tale from his account.

Amadi intensely denied soiling his hands in any form of adultery, but
maintained that his wife was badly influenced by her friends and
family who kept feeding her with false news and bad advice.

"I have tried all I can to make her believe in me and concentrate on
taking our ministry to greater height but she wouldn't listen.

I thought that my wife would one day change from her awkward behaviour
but to my utmost dismay, I came back from my office one fateful day to
meet my house deserted. She had parked out all her belongings
including mine. Varying from my money, clothes, and other accessories.
And till date, she is yet to return them back to me.

I am also fed up with her behavior but I don't want to quit the union.
I believe that with God everything is possible. I plead with the
honorable court to intercede on my behalf to beg her to come back
home."

After listening to both parties, the members of the court tried to
mediate and broker peace between them but the woman was adamant and
insisted on divorce and nothing less.

However the bride price paid on her was advised to be returned as a
starting point for the divorce proceedings. But Amadi argued that he
and family paid N20, 000 but Gloria and family insisted it was N6,
000.

The President of the court, advised them to go back home to reach an
agreement on how much was actually paid. He thereby adjourned the case
to later date for further hearing.
--information Nigeria