Joseph Ibironke.
Joseph Ibironke, a 68-year-old man from Ondo State, claimed to have spent nine years in the United Kingdom and 21 years in the United States. Surprisingly, he found himself back in Nigeria without any understanding of how it happened.
Ibironke, a resident of Igbara Oke in Ifedore Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, disclosed that he was married with four children. Sadly, he expressed his distressing situation of not knowing the whereabouts of his family.
Attributing his predicament to a spiritual attack, Ibironke revealed that he had been living under a bridge in Oshodi, Lagos, until he received assistance.
“My wife (his Texan wife) told me that one midnight after making love together and we slept, I started barking like a dog, and that I was foaming in my mouth. She told me that she was scared, called for help and an ambulance was called and they rushed me to a hospital in California.”
“I was there for 14 months and the doctors couldn’t detect what was wrong with me. Nigerians over there (in the US) who saw me and my condition said it was a spiritual attack and advised that I be taken back to Nigeria for treatment,” he narrated
He added, “My family in Nigeria was called and it was arranged that I be taken to Nigeria. My elder brother, Williams, and his first son, Kayode Ibironke, whom I sponsored throughout his education, both received me at the airport (in Nigeria) and took me to the psychiatric hospital in Sabo Yaba, where I was abandoned.”
Ibironke shared his journey through a psychiatric hospital, Kirikiri Correctional Service, and the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Following his admission to Kirikiri, the church provided him with treatment, clothing, and food, subsequently returning him to the psychiatric hospital.
Despite these efforts, he eventually found himself living under a bridge in Oshodi, where he received assistance from policemen.
Later, he was taken to Pakoto Prayer Mountain in Ifo under the guidance of Prophet Ezekiel Oladeinde. Although he experienced some recovery, it was not complete.
Surprisingly, it was only after his rehabilitation at Pakoto that he realized he was back in Nigeria.