Below is a list of top Nollywood stars who
have converted to Islam over personal
problem, marriage problems or lack of
Christian suitors.
1) Vivian Metchie aka Fareedah
Her case is very unique. She was born to a
Catholic father and a deeper life mother. She
got married to a Redeemed Church member
and now she has left Christianity over what
she termed ‘Religious confusion’.
On why she converted to Islam, Fareedah
said; “it is a personal decision. I understand
the Koran more than the bible. All of a
sudden, the Christian confusion was driving
me nuts. My dad was catholic, my mum was
Deeper Life, I married someone in the
Redeemed Church and then all of a sudden,
the few religions had something bad to say
about each other. I just couldn’t take it
anymore. A friend of mine who is close to
me said that once you are grounded on the
word, it wont be confusing. Unfortunately,
maybe I wasn’t grounded in the word, but I
still could see what I see. But in my quest
and study and research, I don’t know: I was
probably looking for peace. Yeah! That was
what I was looking for and I found it in the
Koran.”
2) Liz DaSilva now Aishat
Her case is very similar to Lizzy Anjorin, she
dated Oshodi Boss, MC Oluomo for a while
before eloping with younger Muslim guy.
She claimed she change her religion for the
sake of her son whom she named Roheem.
She got married to Olaoye last year and
adopted the Muslim name Aishat.
3) Laide Bakare
After she broke up with her Christian
husband over marital problem, she eloped
with a Lagos-based wealthy Alhaji Tunde
Orilowo aka ATM, she then converted to
Islam.
Laide Bakare just like her contemporaries,
embarked on the holy pilgrimage courtesy
her man and has since remained a converted
Muslim.
She has joined Alhaji Orilowo’s fleet of
wives. As we speak, the man is on the run
over a fraud case with EFCC.
4) Moji Olaiya
The latest on the conversion radar is Moji
Olaiya.
She was born to a Christian father and
mother. She is the son of veteran singer
Victor Olaiya. Moji Olaiya reportedly dumped
her three children with her husband and
walked out of the marriage over what she
called spousal abuse.
The actress said she found the religion quite
peaceful, thus, her resolve to convert.
In her words, “Honestly, Islam is a peaceful
religion. The aspect I love most is that you
don’t need any pastor to get closer to God.
You don’t really need anybody to pray for
you. You can always pray on your own and
Almighty Allah will answer your prayer
without any intermediary. I have been doing
that since I became a Muslim and it has
always worked for me.”
5) Lizzy Anjorin now Aishat
The popular Yoruba actress and movie
producer was born into a Christian family
but she shocked her fans when she suddenly
made a trip to Islamic holy land Mecca in
Saudi Arabia for Hajj last year.
Quickly adopting the Islamic dress sense, Liz
insists she has always been a Muslim all
along but not known to many people who
perceived her as a Christian even though she
has nothing against been a Christian.
Prior to her conversion, she was rumoured
to be dating an Alhaji introduced to her by
MC Oluomo, NURTW boss in Oshodi, Lagos.
On why she chose Islam, Lizzy said
“Actually, my conversion to Islam is not new,
it’s only that people were not aware. I have
been a Muslim for long. I even have a
picture to support that. Although my name is
Elizabeth, which is the Christian name my
dad gave me because he was a Christian.
Then, I also have a Muslim name, Aishat,
given to me by my mother, who was a
Muslim. Also, some from my mother’s family
members also named me Sekinat. Even my
daughter’s name is Rufaidat. So, I grew with
the two religions. And being the only child of
my parents, I was given so many names,
including Egandogo, Omosolape, Akanke. My
Badagry name is Yenukunmun, meaning
Isoju ota ni nse maa se rere (I will excel in
the presence of my enemies). In a nutshell,
Islam has been in me for long. I only kept it
to myself. It is my private life. Even during
every Ramada
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