Dekunle Fuji recounts losing his memory in the US

Dekunle Fuji,  talented Nigerian gospel artiste who is now based in the United States has shared how he faced a lot of travails after he left Nigeria for the US, including losing his memory.

According to him, “When my performance at ‘The Experience’ concert flopped some years back, I kept asking myself what went wrong. The instrumentalists didn’t remember everything that we rehearsed. Meanwhile, I had fasted for 21 days prior to the programme. But what happened? The devil struck. I then decided to take a two-week break to cool off. When I got to the airport, I saw Pastor Paul Adefarasin (one of the organisers of the Experience concert), and he told me that what happened to me was a (spiritual) attack.

“I actually didn’t plan to relocate. I just needed a break. However, I couldn’t remember many things and I couldn’t find my passport. When I got to the US, the phone I went with spoilt. It was like everything was working against me. None of my friends actually remembered that I existed. I asked myself, ‘How did I get here’? I then thought perhaps, it was time for me to start a new life and I started bearing Michael. I recall that a white woman once saw me and told me God brought me out of Nigeria so I wouldn’t die a premature death.”

Recounting his experience, the singer said, “God started restoring me four years ago when a friend asked me to help him pick someone from Nigeria at the airport. I didn’t know the person I picked up was a prophet. He told me that one of my backup singers used my cloth to fight me. It was then I started regaining my memory. So, I decided to call the person in question on the phone. When he picked my call, he started crying, saying I should forgive him. He said he used my cloth to do certain diabolic things. He also confessed that it was one of my band boys that took him to the place where he charmed me.”

Dekunle Fuji, who now ministers to drug addicts and the homeless, said he prayed for Davido when he saw a vision that something evil was about to happen to him. He added, “Early this year, I saw (a vision) that something bad was about to happen to Davido and I said he must not die. I had to pray for him. I don’t know him personally and I’m not looking for friendship. I am glad that the death has now passed over him. He (Davido) should find a way to go to church and have a relationship with God. If I have the chance to talk to him, that is what I would tell him.”

Another investigation has it Dekunle applied for a nursing course in the United States and completed the course a few months ago, according to our source. A source who confirmed the report added that prior to his sojourn in the US, the musician (although does not like to be referred to as a gospel artiste) had joined the Nigerian Police Force even before moving to the US.

“Dekunle had joined the police force where he was appointed a senior officer because of his qualification. It just so happened that his travelling came through just about the same time the Police force had employed him”, the source said.

We also discover that in the US, the musician turned nurse is still taking up shows in churches and crusades where he gets paid up to about $5000 (N790000) per performance.

Another source says that the musician who lost his father and mother at a young age had decided to adopt New Jersey as his permanent home for now. The source said, “Nigeria is more like his second home since he relocated, besides he doesn’t seem to have much for him here”.

While he was in Nigeria, Dekunle Fuji whose real name is Adekunle Oloyede Michael Olalekan had made a name for himself in the church circles, delivering his album, ‘No Lele‘ under the Storm Records imprint in 2008. The album debuted following the hit single, ‘Mo Like Jesu Gan’ which featured rapper, Ikechukwu with the video directed by DJ Tee.

The Osun State-born musician who is a graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos had launched himself into a new kind of hiphop infused fuji with a Christian message gaining popularity among both fuji and hihop fans at the same time.

Dekunle’s new vocation is coming on the heels of recent trail of Nigerian celebs that have down-played their celebrity statuses and adopting a more regular profession.

Former beauty queen and actress, Regina Askia-Williams had long become a qualified nurse in New York since marrying her American husband.