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Nollywood star Tonto Dike has revealed that she started smoking at the age of 13 and struggled with the addiction for 27 years.<\/p>\n

The actress, who disclosed this while sharing a testimony during a Sunday service at Streams of Joy International Church, also shared that she struggled with alcohol addiction, masturbation and prolonged anger issues.<\/p>\n

Describing her addictions as \u201cdemonic oppression,\u201d Dikeh attributed her freedom from the addictions to divine intervention, stressing that she started noticing changes after her spiritual life improved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI smoked since I was 13. God healed me from masturbation, too. I have known myself to have sexual intercourse in a dream ever since I was a child,\u201d the actress said.<\/p>\n

She explained that she got addicted to smoking because her father was a smoker. She urged parents not to expose their children to harmful habits.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old said God also recently healed her from \u201cdemonic anger,\u201d which she said previously affected her relationships and personal life.<\/p>\n

After the actress\u2019 testimony, Pastor Jerry Eze, the founder, prayed for her, declaring that \u201cthe burden of sin is broken\u201d and describing her as \u201ca voice in her generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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