Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has shared an account of what she described as a personal transformation from long-standing struggles with smoking, alcohol use, masturbation and uncontrollable anger.
Dikeh made the disclosure during a recent service at Streams of Joy International Church while testifying at the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), a prayer programme led by the church’s founder, Pastor Jerry Eze.
A video of her testimony was posted on Sunday on YouTube by DCLImagery.
Speaking before the congregation, the actress traced the origins of her struggles to her early teenage years, revealing that she began smoking at the age of 13 and battled alcohol use and masturbation for several years, which she said only ended through 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.
Dikeh explained that sharing her experience publicly was both an expression of gratitude and a deliberate declaration, noting that she initially wrestled with fear over how her confession might affect her public image.
“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,” she said.
She said a turning point in her spiritual journey came after attending the Ghana Prayer Conference, which she described as the moment years of spiritual oppression ended.
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“I realised that the weak man who held me captive all my years in my dream ran away,” she said.
The actress also spoke about struggling with what she called “demonic anger,” which she said had a destructive impact on her relationships and personal peace before she found healing through prayer.
“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.
According to Dikeh, the peace she now enjoys is something she had never previously experienced in her life.
“I am 40 years old, and I can tell you I have never known peace until now. I am living in it,” she said.
She disclosed that her smoking habit lasted about 27 years, linking it to early exposure at home, and warned parents about the influence their habits can have on their children.
“I started smoking because my dad was a smoker. Something as little as that habit can inhabit the lives of your children,” she said.
Dikeh further revealed that after seeking divine help, her desire for cigarettes and alcohol completely disappeared.
“My body does not ask for it. My body is repelling it. Today, it is broken,” she said.
During the service, Pastor Jerry Eze prayed for the actress, declaring that “the body of sin is broken” and describing her as “a voice in her generation.”
Outside the church gathering, Dikeh also shared photographs from the event on her Instagram page, accompanied by the caption: “A living testimony of mercy. One God spared, restored, and commissioned.”
