Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has shared a powerful testimony of what she described as her deliverance from smoking, alcohol addiction, masturbation, and long-standing anger issues during a Sunday service at Streams of Joy International Church.
The actress gave her testimony during the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations service, led by the church’s founder, Pastor Jerry Eze, in a video shared on YouTube by DCLImagery.
Recalling her struggles, Dikeh revealed she began smoking at 13 and battled years of alcohol and masturbation, attributing her transformation to divine intervention.
“I smoked since I was 13. God healed me from masturbation, too. I have known myself to have sexual intercourse in the dream ever since I was a child,” she said.
She described coming to the altar as both a personal testimony and an act of thanksgiving, noting that she had almost hesitated due to concerns about public perception.
“The devil tried to tell me that I was supposed to protect my image. But I told myself, what image? The God that gave me the image is the same God that can take it away,” Dikeh explained.
The actress recounted a turning point in her spiritual journey following the Ghana Prayer Conference, where she said years of spiritual oppression were lifted.
“I realised that the weak man who held me captive all my years in my dream ran away,” she said, describing the moment as transformative for her spiritual life.
Dikeh also spoke about struggling with “demonic anger,” which she said previously affected her relationships and personal life.
“An anger that destroyed my life. Everybody had to feel it. But praying with NSPPD, God took all of those away and gave me peace,” she said, adding, “I am 40 years old, and I can tell you I have never known peace until now. I am living in it.”
Reflecting on her long-term smoking habit, which lasted 27 years, Dikeh encouraged parents to be mindful of the influence of their habits on children.
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“I started smoking because my dad was a smoker. Something as little as that habit can inhabit the lives of your children,” she said.
She shared that after seeking divine help, she no longer feels the urge for cigarettes or alcohol.
“My body does not ask for it. My body is repelling it. Today, it is broken,” she said.
Pastor Jerry Eze prayed for Dikeh during the service, declaring that “the body of sin is broken” and describing her as “a voice in her generation.”
The actress later shared photos from the service on Instagram, captioning them: “A living testimony of mercy. One God spared, restored, and commissioned.”
In recent months, Dikeh has spoken openly about her renewed Christian faith, describing her current spiritual journey as one defined by peace, restoration, and commitment to serving God.