Bessem Okafor, the estranged wife of the
pastor of Mountain of Liberation Miracles Ministires, Dr. Chris Okafor,
has accused her husband of beating her up at their home in Magodo,
Lagos.
Bessem who left her home in 2012, said
she had, a few weeks ago, gone to visit her four children who were in
the custody of their father.
The visit was said to have been arranged
by a lawyer from the Office of the Public Defender, Lagos State
Ministry of Justice, and her husband’s lawyer, Mr. Onyechukwu Ubani.
She said, “I have not seen my children
for nine months and our lawyers agreed that I could come see them at
home after school hours by 5pm. I went to the house at the appointed
time, but my children were not there.
“I had to wait outside in the compound
until 10pm before my husband arrived; the children were not with him.
They were later brought home by the driver about 12am. By then it was
clear I couldn’t leave again, I had to spend the night.
“The following morning, I bathed and
dressed them for school. They pleaded with me to stay back until they
returned and since I hardly spent time with them the day before, I
agreed.”