Family Members Abandon Mental Patient in Church After Deliverance Prayer

 

A Lagos-based pastor, Iyoha Enahoro, has revealed that family members of a mental patient, John Kakaviya, allegedly abandoned him after a deliverance prayer.

According to Punch Metro,  the pastor said, “I had been seeing the man (Kakaviya) at the Ketu bus stop and I discovered that he had a mental problem. I sometimes gave him food and money but on July 1, 2015, I left my house at Ikorodu with some clothes which I intended to give him.

“When I saw him, I decided to also pray for him and after the prayers, I discovered he became calm. I took him to a medical centre where he was given treatment and he later slept. I could not take him directly to a psychiatric hospital because of lack of funds, so I took him home.”

He added that he later contacted the patient’s family members and they were able to identify him.

Enahoro, a pastor with the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, said John’s family after paying him a few visits, abandoned him, adding that he had been saddled with the burden of his upkeep.

The Punch Metro report however shows that John’s sister, Rita, said that the family did not abandon him, saying the family had financial challenges.

“Our parents are dead. I am married, but jobless and my sister, who could have assisted, is a widow. She is struggling with her business.”

She added that after getting the news that John had become calm after Enahoro prayed for him, the family rushed there and saw his health condition had improved.

She, however, said the family had not been able to do much because they did not have the funds. She called on the government and members of the public for assistance.