UK Commission Probes Oyakhilomes' Church

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and wife, Rev.Anita

As the divorce saga between Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife, Rev. Anita rages, there are new reports that the couple are being probed by the UK Commission over controversial payments.


According to Premium Times, the United Kingdom Charity Commission is investigating the UK branch of the church as it has launched a probe into the transfer of at least N941 million (£3.6 million) by the church to overseas entities between 2008 and 2012

The Charity Commission, in a statement on Wednesday,  September 3 said it has opened a statutory inquiry to investigate Christ Embassy over “a number of serious concerns relating to the use of charitable funds, in particular large connected party payments and the potential misapplication of grant funding.”

According to the Charity Commission, which is the regulator of charities in England and Wales, statutory inquiries are only opened to investigate “the most serious” regulatory breaches.

The commission said the purpose of the inquiry is to “determine whether there has been any mismanagement or misconduct on behalf of the charity trustees; to establish whether charitable funds have been properly applied and take appropriate remedial action if necessary.”