Maxwell Okpara, counsel to Dr. Chris Okafor, Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries (also known as Grace Nation Liberation City), has issued a warning to self-acclaimed activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and a young woman who introduced herself as Miss Chi, claiming to be Okafor’s daughter.
Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Okpara demanded an immediate halt to the ongoing cyber attacks, bullying, harassment, stalking, and criminal defamation targeting his client.
Dr. Okpara called for immediate retraction of all false, malicious, and defamatory statements concerning Pastor Okafor, publication of an apology in two national newspapers, with copies sent to relevant authorities, cessation of all claims or implications of any familial relationship with Okafor, submission to a DNA test by the young woman and her sibling at a mutually agreed reputable facility, in the absence of a previously claimed DNA certificate, removal of all online content falsely associating Okafor with claims of paternity or abandonment.
Full Statement by Dr. Chris Okafor’s Counsel:
Gentlemen of the Press,
We are counsel to Pastor Dr. Chris Okafor, hereinafter referred to as Our Client, on whose instructions and authority we issue this press briefing in conjunction with concerned members of civil society groups.
It has come to our notice, as well as to public attention, that acts of cyber incitement, cyber bullying, cyber harassment, cyber stalking, criminal defamation, and malicious impersonation have been perpetrated against our Client by Martins Vincent Otse (popularly known as VeryDarkMan) and a young lady who introduced herself as Miss Chi.
You may recall that earlier acts of cyber bullying, cyber stalking, and the publication of scandalous and libellous articles and comments against our Client were initiated by one Ms. Doris Ogala and her cohorts. However, our focus in this briefing is not on her laughable and gold-digging narrative, which was calculated to exploit our Client through cheap blackmail, especially in view of the ongoing investigations and interventions by various law enforcement agencies. We respectfully allow the wheels of justice to take their full course in that regard.
It is, however, worrisome that while the foregoing matters remain inconclusive and under investigation, a fresh wave of disturbing and disparaging stories emerged, once again setting the social media space agog and maliciously targeting the personality of our Client.
We have become aware that an individual who identifies herself as Ms. Chi Okafor has been presenting herself online as the biological daughter of our Client, Pastor Dr. Chris Okafor. She has been making false, misleading, and defamatory claims regarding his personal life and family relationships, including allegations of abandonment and neglect of paternal responsibilities.
