Veteran Nigerian singer, Alexander Adegbola Akande, popularly known as 9ice, has revealed a deeply personal and life-threatening experience that shifted his spiritual beliefs.
Speaking on a recent episode of The Nancy Isime Show, the Gongo Aso crooner shared that he battled a mysterious illness in 2009/2010 that left him vomiting blood continuously for six months. According to him, the condition defied all medical explanation.
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When host Nancy Isime asked if he had ever faced spiritual attacks during his music career, 9ice replied:
“Several times.”
She pressed further, asking him to recount the most intense spiritual battle he had encountered. In response, the singer disclosed:
“When I was vomiting blood for about six months in my own house. I had to leave my house. It happened in 2009/2010. It wasn’t a medical condition.”
Asked how he now protects himself spiritually, 9ice shared how the traumatic experience led him to embrace African traditional spirituality.
“I’m not a Christian or a Muslim, I’m a Babalawo. I’m an African. I’m a traditionalist. The first time I experienced Ifa was when I was vomiting blood. Someone referred me to Ifa. I just wished that I had known Ifa at the beginning. Fela used to go to Ogun and people were mocking him, but now, I understand.”
The singer encouraged Africans to reconnect with their ancestral heritage and spiritual roots, noting that he now finds strength and identity in Ifa and traditional practices.
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