Prophet Cries Out After Estanged Wife Changes Children’s Surname To New Husband’s Name

The founder of Divine Prophetic Solutions Prayers Ministry, Prophet Theophilus Ayodeji Obayan, has cried out for help after his estranged wife, Prophetess Chibuzor Lilian Obayan, married a church worker in his ministry.

Obayan, who dragged his estranged wife to a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, sued her for the dissolution of his 23-year-old marriage and to reclaim the paternity of his four children.

The Prophet told the court that Lilian changed the surname of his children to her new husband’s name, Prince Abua Obi.

He also asked if failure to pay her bride price to her family in Abia State would lead to the forfeiture of his four children to his ex-wife. “My wife and I have a ministry in Lagos with a large congregation. But at present, she is married to Prince Abua Obi, a junior worker in our church, where both of us led as shepherds.

He added: “But to my surprise, my wife started an illicit affair with the man, and she is married to him now. She re-registered the Church in 2019 and even changed my children’s surname to Obi.

Obayan said after changing his children’s surname to Obi, his ex-wife went ahead to rename the church they co-founded. “My wife went ahead to change the name of the church we co-founded from Divine Prophetic Solutions Prayers Ministry to Peace of Jerusalem Revival Ministry in the same location.

The estranged wife, according to The Nation, while speaking through her lawyer, B. Odudu, said Obayan lacked the five elements of customary marriage in Ibo land. “In Ibo land, it is their custom that if the bride price has not been paid in any relationship, they don’t see the man as husband and father of his children.”