An estranged pastor’s wife, Mrs. Rebecca Bamidele, has narrated to an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, how her husband, Pastor Israel Bamidele, engaged his female prayer partner in his bedroom overnight, an act which she alleged contributed to the crashing of their 15-year old marriage.
Giving evidence in a divorce petition which her husband, a school proprietor and pastor, filed against her in the court, Rebecca said although her husband falsely accused her of infidelity, it was Bamidle who brought his prayer partner (names withheld) to his bedroom for prayers.
“I was surprised that my husband locked his prayer partner, wife of another man, in his bedroom overnight. The act not only led to cracks in our marriage but it also led to the break up in the female prayer partner’s home because after I had left him, people were still seeing my husband and the woman together.
“Her husband eventually sent her packing from her matrimonial home,” Rebecca disclosed.
Pastor Bamidele filed the divorce petition against his wife, claiming frequent fighting, lack of care and that he no longer loves Rebecca who bore him three children.
When asked the position of her husband’s family on the crisis that engulfed their relationship, Rebecca said she once travelled to Osun State in southwest Nigeria to meet her mother-in-law but the old woman said she should allow her husband marry another wife because her father-in-law, who is a prophet, married three wives, adding, “when I returned to Lagos, my husband quarrelled with me, saying why should I go to his homestead in Osun State to inform his mother about issues in our marriage in our Lagos home?”
Apart from the issue of hosting his prayer partner in his bedroom, Rebecca alleged that she caught the pastor sleeping with his school secretary for about a week but she could not complain because her husband would beat her silly.
She said, “anytime I complain, my husband will say I was becoming too stubborn for him. He would say in Yoruba, ‘ila ti n ga ju onire lo’, meaning, the okro plant was becoming taller than the farmer.”
When the court asked about the role played by other pastors and elders in the crisis, Rebecca said Pastor Bamidele is the founder and general overseer of his church and the other leaders were surbordinated to him because he appointed them.
The court president, Prince Hakeem Tunde Oyekan, adjourned the matter till 27 August, 2013 for judgement. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Nigeria,If Yerima Marry 13yr old girl Legaly and we say is a badthing what about a Married Pastor that is still Commiting Fornication. I think we should live everybody and allow God to Juge.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how you could judge a matter like this, so dose it means u marry a minor wil stop some one from fornicating? Yerima marry how many wives before settling for yhe minor? Whoever u are u better think straight.
DeleteMr Paedophile< no one said what the pastor did is right. Go and examine your head, and stop fantasizing about sleeping with innocent children.
ReplyDeleteI'm not SURPRISED of these "PASTORS" COMMITING one GREVIOUS SIN to another,bcos Many of them are suppose to be BABALAWO.
ReplyDeleteCHRISTENDOM! The END is truly with Us bcos MANY are being DECEIVED.
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ReplyDeleteHis father! who was a prophet, married three wives.
I guess the popular prayer" you shall be greater than your father" is propelling him to reckless abandon i suppose.
Pastors, Prophets,bla bla bla!!!!
PEOPLE!!!
beware, The other day a very so-called POWER-FOOL or popular pastor was being,#@%^&*()_ right in his church office.
only to pretend to be praying when the door was knocked.
The babe still travels to meet him at designated hotels whenever he goes for official assignment
We pray God to change us all.
As a matter of fact there are so many magictians and native doctors who are now becoming pastors. It unfortunate that these days many percieve church as money making ventures.
ReplyDeleteNow a day pastors with the abominable attitudes. Thus, their daugthers fleeing them...
ReplyDeleteAt what point does one becomes or be called a pastor? Honestly, a good number of people dont know what it means/entails to be a pastor. Therefore, if you are a pastor indeed, watch and pray. The office of a pastor is highly esteemed by God.
ReplyDeleteGod will help us. Not all pastors are from God. Some are from God but latter branched to Satan.
ReplyDeleteALL CHURCHES IN D DAY TURNR BROTHEL AT 9T
ReplyDeleteYes, the office of a pastor is highly esteemed by God, thanks @ annonymous. So many evil are happening these last days under d covering of I'm a pastor. Believers in the Lord pse let's be more sensitive, sheeps in wolves clothing, parading as men of God. No genuine man of God is expected to marry more than one wife. That's what
ReplyDeleteI don't know what is wrong with we Nigerians,issues that are meant τ̲̅ȍ be condemned,we are always too quick to attach religious sentiment and tribalism.What is bad is bad,and should not be called good because its coming from someone we know,pls let's start seeing things dis way(d pastor was wrong τ̲̅ȍ av committed fonication even wit d consent of whomever,also yerima marrying a young girl dat can't differentiate btw her right n her left.pls let show understanding
ReplyDeleteThe other day it was a pastor dat impregnated his 12yr old dota and nw... am sure is ok by the Xtians, Is like dis your religion no get head at all. Any way, d Bible is full of incest stories. Dotas raping father, father impregnating dota inlaw etc etc.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 11:05. No! It is not ok by christians. Claiming that another "religion no get head at all" will never make having intercourse with babies ok. That is a fact.
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