His Royal Majesty, High Chief Augustine Adegunloye BoladeHe is an
herbalist, yet he claims he is also a spiritualist. Many refer to him as
Egbeji, some others call him prophets because he also prophesies.
He
is His Royal Majesty, High Chief Augustine Adegunloye Bolade, the
proprietor of St. Augustine Healing home, Lagos. Born 64 years ago, the
alternative medicine practitioner stayed for seven years in his mother's
womb before he was miraculously delivered. His birth was a shock as he
came to the world with all his milk teeth intact in his mouth.
Bewildered,
his parents abandoned him near the river where he was delivered. It was
a brave hunter on an hunting exercise that found him and took him home.
He was nursed by the hunter during which he learnt about the use of
herbs. Even then he had his own strange behavior. As luck would have it
he met with his parents again and they were reunited. Giving his strange
story, the parents were preparing him for a seminary but Augustine
ended up in India to become an Occultist and astrologer. He told his
strange life story in this encounter with TAIWO JIMOH
I
am Augustine Adegunloye, the Egbeji of Nigeria, my background is a full
story, and it is but a mystery. I spent seven years in my mother's womb
before I was born. I was born with my set of teeth intact. So I was
thrown away and abandoned by my parents but I was picked up by a hunter.
Later, my people got me back from him. I attended primary school and
secondary school. I also went to Radio and life transmission school in
old Bendel State now Delta State. I did telecommunication; I have my
City and Guilds certificate in London, in telecommunication.
I
also joined the Nigerian Police Force for a short time. I left the force
as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). I went to Celestial
Church of Christ at Ede in Osun State. One day after praying, one of the
elders at the church sprinkled water on me and I started rolling on the
ground, so the people started complaining: "We did not know that this
man has witchcraft we wouldn't have allowed him into the church".
Immediately
I stood up and started prophesying for late Baba Oshoffa whom I have
never seen in my life. He was the head of Celestial Church of Christ
then, so later, I was posted from there to Makoko in Lagos. I remained
in Celestial Church before I travelled to India in 1980. I went to
Metaphysics Science School, I also went to Rovins Astrology School and
later I attended a university. In the university, I studied metaphysics,
voodoo, and occultism. Later I returned from India on completion of my
studies and settled in Maroko. Then the Federal Government of Nigeria
picked me to handle a programme on television called Panasomia.