Cultism is spiritual, not physical — Gospel singer Buchi reveals

By Tosin Brown

Popular gospel singer Buchi has revealed that cultism is not a physical, but a spiritual entity.

Reliving his past experience as a cultist and why he left the group, Buchi, in an interview with Gaise Baba, said he realised that the cult was not a physical group but rather a spiritual force.

He said:
“I had a deeper understanding of the cult. Jesus showed me the meaning of the cult—that it was not a physical association. You can’t bring a knife to a gunfight and hope to win. It’s a spiritual thing. Much of what I was protesting and fighting were spiritual, so a physical solution would not do.

“One day, I was in the company of about 200 people, and I was their singer—no microphone—and it was between 1am and 2am. I had to be loud and commanding enough for everyone to hear me. We were going on a voyage; some people had a coffin on their heads, some carried the red lamp (danger), and we were on a procession. I was leading in songs.

“As I was singing and the convoy was to my right, someone from the left spoke into my ears and said, ‘You don’t belong here.’ I was startled, but I couldn’t stop singing as the procession moved on. These were all young and old men, ready to do damage. The cult is a leveller, where people are united by a cause, not tribe.”

Buchi became popular for his reggae gospel song It Is Well, which was released in 2006.