The founder of Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), TB Joshua, was sought out by Nollywood actor Jim Iyke out of despair for his mother.
Jim Iyke said that various men of God “extorted money” from him regarding his mother’s illness and her prognosis in a recent interview with Teju Babyface.
“I promise to never again feel hopeless in my life. I took my mother there out of desperation, believing that a man of God could heal her. Twenty TB Joshuas wouldn’t be able to stop her if she were to live, he claimed.
“I didn’t go to him alone; I went to five or six men of God. Is it because I don’t want to divulge names? It was her time; no one would have forced me into that area. How they stole my money and drove it away from me.
At the church’s healing service, the movie star allegedly admitted that a bad spirit was torturing him.
Iyke stated that he was extremely resentful at the late clergyman’s deliverance when discussing the situation in 2017.
At that time, he had admitted, “Honestly, if they told me there would be a cure in hell, I would go.”
“I went there with my security, my sister, and my PA. When we arrived, there was a lot of pressure for me to attend church that day, but I explained that that wasn’t the plan.
They responded, “No, you must go to church,” when I answered, “The understanding is that you lay your hands on her and she will get better.”
“To be honest, I found it amusing when the whole ‘touch someone and they’ll say stuff’ thing started. I also recall feeling my sister pinch me and admonish me to stop.
The man in question passed by after that, and I glanced at him with the same amused expression remaining on my face. Then, he touched me.
“I’m at a loss for words now as to what transpired in those five minutes. I’m not here to begin attempting to explain spiritual concepts that are much above my comprehension. Being a male, I am aware of how many things operate, but that, I cannot explain and nobody can explain otherwise to me.
“At the time, I thought it was quite embarrassing. Later on, the fact that my mom wasn’t healed was the main factor in my intense bitterness towards the situation. I never did find her.
Some even claimed that I was paid to participate in the charade. That was offensive to me. If people understood, they would realise that my mother’s love is what motivated me to go there.
“I couldn’t let that problem go till my son was born. I harboured resentment towards it for a very long time. I bore that burden within me.
The fact of the matter is that I was imprisoning myself. When I watched him on TV, I would always ask for it to be turned off.