Nigerian gospel singer Chidinma Ekile has shared a deeply emotional story of survival and spiritual awakening during a private 40-day period of fasting and prayer.
The singer, known for her transition from secular to gospel music, recounted a harrowing experience where she came face to face with what she described as a demonic attempt to end her life.
During a recent testimony, Chidinma said she had just returned from the U.S. when she felt a strong spiritual nudge to withdraw into solitude. Acting on that leading, she journeyed to a secluded mountain area to fast, pray, and seek clarity from God.
“I went to the mountain. I’m not Jesus, but I fasted and prayed for over forty days. I lost weight. The experience was something I never imagined,” she revealed.
“I came from America and went straight to the bush. I slept on one side till I finished. I cried, I sang, I prayed, and God came to me and spoke to me. It was so real. I never knew He loved me this much.”
What began as a spiritual retreat, however, quickly became a battleground. Chidinma shared that the intensity of the experience was overwhelming, and it felt as though God was doing something deep within her soul.
“While I was on the mountain, the enemy tried everything to take me before my time. It was more like I was in a theatre. God performed surgery on me, took some things and put in some. He broke me into shreds,” she said.
She then described a terrifying encounter that took place in the dead of night. According to her, the devil tried to lure her into ending her life by leading her to the edge of a cliff.
“The enemy tried to take me out of there before my surgery was done. The devil took me to the top of the mountain, to the cliff at night, where everything was dark. And right there at the cliff, the devil asked me to jump. The voice was so strong. The enemy has seen what the Lord is about to do, and he said he needs to abort the mission now.”
But despite the pressure, something stopped her.
“I was about to take the jump, and I noticed I was being barricaded, and I couldn’t jump. Something was just there, and I was crying, and somehow my spiritual mum came to get me out. I could have lost my life, but God had mercy. He showered me with so much love, the way I have never known it.”
Reflecting on the aftermath of the ordeal, Chidinma said the experience has deeply reshaped her values and outlook on life.
“I’ve seen it all, and material things don’t move me anymore. God is looking for those who are not perfect or strong people,” she said.“I feel so much peace inside of me, peace that I never had and cannot buy with money. I was doing all I had to do, but I wasn’t fulfilled. I needed to move, but I didn’t know how. But Jesus is King.”
