Gospel singer Buchi Atuonwu has recalled how he nearly died by firing squad.
The 59-year-old briefly talked about this ordeal in an interview with Channels Television published on Friday in which he stated that the incident made him become born again.
“But it is true that at a point in my life, we were lined up for execution. It is true that the people who were to execute us were already kneeling before us, ready to fire. It is true that I called out to a God I didn’t know. ‘If you save me, I’ll serve you”. Let me just say that he saved me from that firing squad and I devoted my life to serving him,” Buchi said in parts.
In December 2021 Buchi celebrated 21 years of giving his life to Christ.
Buchi started his career as a disc jockey at a night club.
He gained admission to University of Lagos in 1983 to study English language and literary studies. He graduated with a BA and MA in 1986 and 1988 respectively. He took up an appointment with the university at the end of his program to lecture and run a PhD program.
Buchi remained a staff member of the Department of English of the university until he yielded to the higher calling to preach gospel of Jesus through writing and singing in the reggae music and poetry.
The Kaduna-born has released eight studio albums and 2 books.
He has four children, a boy and three girls.
