[b]ENUGU PASTORS'S WIFE SUES HUSBAND FOR IMPREGNATING CHURCH MEMEBERS[/b]
[b]A housewife, Mrs. Calista Omeye, yesterday told an Enugu
North Magistrates’ Court that she and her daughter were
married to the pastor of their church, Mr. Timothy Ngwu.
Ngwu’s wife, Veronica Ngwu, had sued the cleric for
allegedly marrying another man’s wife, daughter as well as
another woman.
The victims whom Ngwu allegedly converted to his “wives”
were said to be members of his church – Gods’ Favour
Ministry, Nsukka. Omeye, according to the NAN, told the
court that her husband, Mr. Fidelis Omeye, had persuaded
her to meet the pastor as he wanted her to do the will of
God through the pastor. She said:
“My husband was a member of the church and he
introduced me to the church, because he said that the
pastor had a revelation for me.
“He said the revelation had to do the will of God but he later
left the church. But I refused to leave the church with him. “I
have 10 children for him and we were all members of the
church before he left and I had a baby for the pastor but the
baby died after some weeks.” Omeye also said that it was
with her husband’s consent that their daughter was given to
the pastor in marriage.
She added: “It is not true that I gave out our daughter in
marriage to the pastor without the consent from my
husband, he was aware of everything.” The pastor, who
hailed from Ihe-Owerre, Nsukka, was absent from the court
as he was said to be on admission at a hospital in Enugu.
The magistrate, Mrs. R. I. Oruruo, adjourned hearing in the
matter till September 26.[/b]
