Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has issued a pre-action notice to Pastor Chris Okafor, founder of Grace Nation Ministry, following his recent marriage to another woman, alleging betrayal after years of an intimate relationship.
Ogala claimed she had been involved with the cleric since 2017, a revelation that came to public attention last weekend after videos of Okafor’s engagement began circulating online.
According to the actress, she ended her previous marriage at Okafor’s urging, believing his repeated assurances that he would eventually marry her. She accused him of abandoning her after years of closeness, adding that the experience has severely affected her mental and emotional wellbeing.
Ogala further alleged that Okafor subjected her to harassment, financial exploitation and the non-consensual sharing of explicit videos. She also claimed she spent her personal funds to support Okafor and his associates in securing a business contract, but was never fully repaid.
The actress disclosed that she has struggled with suicidal thoughts and later issued an ultimatum demanding that Okafor either marry her or compensate her financially by purchasing a house.
Despite the controversy, images from Okafor’s traditional and white wedding ceremonies surfaced online on Wednesday.
In a letter dated December 16 and addressed to the cleric, Ogala’s legal representatives accused him of breaching a promise of marriage and demanded N1 billion in damages.
The letter alleged that Okafor initiated a pastoral relationship with Ogala during a challenging phase in her marriage and made “clear, consistent, and unequivocal” promises to marry her.
“Commencing in 2017, you initiated a personal and pastoral relationship with our client during a period of her marital distress. In the course of offering pastoral assistance, you provided a clear, consistent, and unequivocal promise of marriage to our client,” the letter stated.
It further claimed that the promise went beyond words, noting that Ogala was introduced to Okafor’s family and children as a prospective wife. “This promise was not merely verbal. You actively introduced our client to your family… We reviewed pictorial evidence of our client in family dress together with your family at functions,” the counsel wrote.
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The lawyers alleged that relying on these assurances, Ogala left her marriage, forfeiting any chance of reconciliation. They also claimed she entrusted Okafor with N45 million due to the trust between them.
“You have repudiated your promise by announcing your engagement to another woman. This act constitutes a clear breach of contract and has been executed in an egregious public manner, causing severe and actionable harm to our client,” the letter added.
The notice further accused Okafor of orchestrating the unauthorised release of Ogala’s nude photographs. “We are informed that you caused a malicious, unauthorized disclosure of our client’s nude photographs, which you obtained by reason of your promise to marry her,” it stated.
The letter demanded N1 billion within 21 days as compensation for “aggravated and general damages” relating to reputational damage, psychological trauma and the public nature of the alleged betrayal.
In a fresh outburst on Instagram on Wednesday evening, Ogala made additional allegations concerning Okafor’s new wife.
“That man raped that girl and got her pregnant. Her mother is the choir coordinator at Okafor’s church and they insisted that he had to marry the girl or else they will disgrace and expose him,” she alleged.
She continued, “Okafor had to marry that girl because he doesn’t want to be exposed. He had someone who he was supposed to marry in 2024, the girl sent me his naked video. This man is a beast.”
As of the time of filing this report, Pastor Chris Okafor has not publicly responded to the allegations or the pre-action notice.