Popular gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi has recounted his ordeal in the hands of Nigerian pastors.
Bisi’s made the revelation in response to an investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, who claimed that there are over 100 prophet con artists in one church.
Taking to his social media, Bisi shared the trauma he suffered in the hands of pastors who wanted to pray the gay away.
He added that his serenity, innocence, and dignity were stolen, adding that all the attempt was to be healed by his mother.
He said: “As someone who actually went through conversion therapy within the Celestial Church, everything Fisayo wrote here brought back memories. The lies, the fake prophecies, the dramatic exaggerations and many more.
“I am what I am now because of these experiences. I won’t forget what I went through at Foursquare Gospel Church in Mushin. The shame, the horror, the fake deliverance and look at me now….
“At a very young age, these people took away from me, my innocence, my peace of mind, my self worth and rendered me an angry, depressed, lonely and confused teenager and everyone wonders why I despise religion with everything in my soul.
“And sometimes people don’t understand why I find it really really hard, deep in my soul to forgive my mother or my siblings. The scar I am left with is forever visible…. I might come across strong, but every time I see the scar, I fall back into deep depression and I am talking about things that happened to me over 20yrs ago.
“And before you are get it twisted, I love my mum…. I so very much love that woman, she is a warrior and a strong woman, and those are the qualities I took from her, but I can’t deny the pain she caused me in the name of trying to cure me instead of loving me.“