Nigerian comedian Ajibola Adebayo, often known as Holy Mallam, has explained why he moved to the United States with his family.
Mallam recently spoke with Teju Babyface about his wife’s life-threatening illness, which he did not discuss.
The comedian stated that he relocated with his family after being urged to take his unwell wife to the United States for proper medical treatment.
He claimed his wife would have “died for free” if they had not left Nigeria.
The father of three stated that his wife had treatment for more than a year, and that the time was a “true test of my character”.
He also described his encounter with a pastor who believed his wife was being punished for her misdeeds.
“My wife was ill, it was a life threatening ailment. If we hadn’t left Nigeria she would have died for free,” he said.
“Her friend had stage 2, she had stage 3. Her friend who had stage 2 in Nigeria died last year. My wife was treated for nine months. I will get back home to see if she is still breathing.
“Bringing her here made a lot of sense. At the end of the day, the hospital bill was about 250,000 dollars and by God’s grace we have cleared it. She was treated for close to a year but she survived.
”I think that was when my true character was tested. There are things that happen in life that you can never prepare for. When mine came I had to embrace the reality and I thank God for the day that I was told to bring her here.
“It was part of why we left our people and went to hide in the midst of white people. They were genuine.
“When my wife was sick, some of her church members and pastor said my wife spoke at a meeting and that was why God is punishing her.”
