In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Bolaji Idowu, the Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Center, revealed his near-death experience.
According to the clergyman, his refusal to surrender his phone to an armed robber resulted in him getting shot at.
He said, “I was shot at. It was a huge story; government officials, everybody, reached out to me. Normally, I would wake up at about 3am or 4am. I will take a walk and pray for about 2 or 3 hours before I lead Next Level Prayers.
“I did that on the road because sometimes in the house, you can get tired, I may want to sit down or something. And I was just very close on this major street and this guy just said, ‘Give me your phone.’ And when he said, ‘give me your phone,’ you know, to be sincere I don’t know why I didn’t give him my phone because if I could think, I would give him my phone. But what I responded with was just saying, ‘In the name of Jesus’ and he just shot at me. ‘Kpoa!’ My ears tingled.
“As soon as he brought the gun, I just turned my back and started running. So, when I got to 2/3 buildings beside there, there was a security guy. So, I said ‘Did you hear the gunshot?’ Because I wanted to be sure I was not dreaming. He said ‘Oh! they heard the gunshot.’
“Then I said, ‘Check my back, am I bleeding?’ Because I thought maybe it was the adrenaline that knocked out the pain. But he said I was not bleeding.
“I had to go to the hospital because my ears had this stretch, and they were like, well the bullets passed by my ears, and the vibration caused the stretch.Â
“It’s just another testimony of the faithfulness, the grace and the power of our Lord Jesus Christ at work,” he said.