Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has reacted to the public apology issued by Pastor Chris Okafor, saying while she has forgiven the cleric, she strongly disagrees with his insistence that her allegations against him were false.
Ogala made her position known after Okafor knelt during a Sunday service at the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministry to apologise over the controversy involving the actress. She shared a video of the apology on her Instagram page, alongside a message expressing reservations about part of his statement.
“Chris Okafor, I forgive you, but there’s a problem. Where you said everything is a lie, I have a problem with that because I don’t lie,” she wrote.
During the service, Okafor admitted that mistakes had been made but maintained that the allegations levelled against him were untrue.
“The lady called Doris Ogala. Listen, there have been ongoing issues, and mistakes have been made in the past. I want to apologise. What was said is not true. Everything that was said was never true. There were so many lies in most of the things that were said,” he said.
Despite his denial, the cleric apologised to Ogala and others he acknowledged may have been offended, adding that he was willing to make restitution.
“But have I offended people? Yes. I am sorry to everyone I have offended. To Doris Ogala, I also say sorry. I apologise to everyone I have offended,” Okafor added, as he appealed to the church for forgiveness.
The apology comes days after Ogala was released from police custody, where she spent two days following her arrest over allegations connected to the dispute with the pastor. She regained her freedom on Monday, December 22, 2025, after being arrested on Saturday — a development that triggered widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians calling for her release.
Confirming her release on Instagram, Ogala thanked human rights activist Omoyele Sowore and social media personality VeryDarkMan for their intervention.
The controversy began weeks earlier after a video of Okafor’s engagement to another woman surfaced online. In response, Ogala alleged she had been in a romantic relationship with the cleric since 2017, claiming she left her former marriage at his insistence.
She accused Okafor of betrayal, alleging he had promised to marry her, and later issued an ultimatum demanding either marriage or financial compensation in the form of a house. Images from Okafor’s white wedding and traditional marriage ceremonies later emerged online, further fuelling the dispute.
Tensions escalated again when Ogala posted, and later deleted, an image purportedly showing Okafor in a private bedroom setting, reigniting public debate around the matter.