I Started Smoking At 13 – Tonto Dikeh

Actress and politician Tonto Dikeh has opened up on how she was freed from decades-long struggles with smoking, alcohol addiction, masturbation, and explosive anger during her testimony at Streams of Joy International Church.

The 40-year-old star spoke during a service led by Pastor Jerry Eze, founder of the widely followed New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD) ministry.

Dikeh told the congregation that she started smoking at age 13, a habit that persisted for 27 years after being exposed to it in her home environment.

She issued a strong warning to parents, noting that even small habits can profoundly influence children.

She said, “I started smoking because my dad was a smoker. Something as little as that habit can inhabit the lives of your children. My body does not ask for it. My body is repelling it. Today, it is broken.”

She said, “I smoked since I was 13. God healed me from m@sturbation, too. I have known myself to have sexual intercourse in the dream ever since I was a child.

“I struggled with demonic anger, 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”.

Dikeh confessed that this anger destroyed much of her life and affected everyone around her, but through consistent prayer with NSPPD, God removed it and replaced it with peace.

“I am 40 years old, and I can tell you I have never known peace until now. I am living in it”, she added.

The actress admitted she nearly withheld her story out of concern for her public image but ultimately chose transparency to honor God, rejecting the notion of protecting an image that God Himself granted.

“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 concluded. 

According to court filings, the second incident allegedly involved the destruction of approximately $1,500 worth of property, including hookahs, DJ equipment and furniture.

The singer was released on his own recognizance and appeared in court wearing a black face mask. Prosecutors requested, and the court granted, an order of protection for the nightclub employee. Authorities noted that Neverson is a frequent patron of the establishment.