Pastor Idahosa Blasts Pete Edochie For Saying This About His Mom

Reverend Laurie Idahosa, the wife of Bishop Faith Idahosa of the Church of God Mission International has called out Nollywood veteran Pete Edochie for the comment he made about his mum in his recent interview.

Child marriages used to be rampant in the olden days, with most girl children being sent off to their husbands’ houses at ages 15 and below. Nowadays, there has been a lot of outcry against that practice from thousands of people who feel that it is outdated and not beneficial with most tagging it as child abuse.

So, when veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, in a recent interview, disclosed during the session that his dad who was 40-year-old, married his mum when she was 15 and that she was shy all through their marriage. Even after giving birth to seven boys and three girls, she was still shy with his father.

He said: “MY MOTHER WAS NOT EDUCATED. SHE WAS NOT IN LOVE WITH MY FATHER. MY FATHER WAS ALMOST 40 WHEN HIS UNCLE TOLD HIM IT WAS TIME HE GOT MARRIED. HE TOLD THEM TO GET A WIFE FOR HIM. MY UNCLE WENT OUT TO A NEIGHBORING VILLAGE AND TOLD THEM THE TEACHER WANTED TO GET MARRIED. THE WOMEN CAME OUT. HE LOOKED AROUND AND PICKED ONE AND THAT WAS IT. HE BROUGHT THIS 15-YEAR-OLD WHO DIDN’T HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK AT MY FATHER. SHE GAVE HIM TEN CHILDREN AND WAS STILL SHY. SEVEN BOYS AND THREE GIRLS”.

He was rebuked and one of those who did was Reverend Laurie Idahosa, the wife of Bishop Faith Idahosa of the Church of God Mission International. Idahosa who was appalled by his comment, left her remarks on the Instagram page.

According to her, his mum was a victim of rape and a child bride.

She wrote: ” HOW CAN HE LAUGH ABOUT HER BEING “SHY?” OGA, SHE WAS NOT SHY. SHE WAS A VICTIM OF RAPE AND WAS A CHILD BRIDE. SHE WASN’T RESPECTFUL OF HIS AGE, SHE WAS AFRAID FOR HER LIFE. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE AND ADJUST THIS STORY… START TELLING THE TRUTH!”

You can read what she wrote to him in the screenshot below:

What do you think about child marriage and Pete Edochie’s statement about his mom getting married that early?