Adom Kyei Duah: Prophet Loses Church Member in Canada Who Died After Allegedly Fasting for Too Long

Adom Kyei Duah: Prophet Loses Church Member in Canada Who Died After Allegedly Fasting for Too Long

  • Cecilia Louis, aka Aunty Ceci, a Ghanaian woman living in Canada, has died after allegedly fasting for too long
  • According to her family, Cecilia ostensibly refused medical help and relied on her faith in Prophet Adom Kyei Duah of the Philadelphia Church to heal her
  • The death of Aunty Ceci has sparked heated discussions online, with many blaming extreme religious practices and calling for Prophet Adom Kyei Duah to caution his followers
  • In a chat with YEN.com.gh, gender and women's advocate, Fusena Aziz, advised women on how to balance religion while prioritising their well-being

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Cecilia Louis, a Ghanaian woman based in Canada and a church member of the Philadelphia Church of Prophet Adom Kyei Duah, has passed away after reportedly fasting for too long.

Adom Kyei Duah, Adom Kyei Duah fasting, Adom Kyei Duah church member, Cecilia Louis, Aunty Ceci, Aunty Ceci Canada
A church member of Ghanaian prophet Stephen Adom Kyei Duah based in Canada reportedly dies from fasting. Image credit: @stephenadomkyeiduah, @maamepokuahkumasi.
Source: TikTok

Family members of the late Ghanaian claimed that her death was a result of the controversial preacher’s religious doctrines.

Prophet Adom Kyei Duah, the founder of the Believers Worship Centre, also known as the Philadelphia Church, is a powerful Ghanaian man of God.

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He frequently courts controversy over his fiery preaching style and confrontations with other men of God.

Adom Kyei Duah has also faced claims that a special sobolo drink he sells has led to the deaths of some church members, who reportedly used it as a replacement for medical care.

Popular gospel musician Diana Asamoah has publicly alleged that her sister died due to using the preacher’s sobolo.

The Twitter video of Diana Asamoah speaking about Adom Kyei Duah is below.

Family mourns death of Ghanaian woman in Canada

The family of Cecilia Louis, also known as Aunty Ceci, has claimed that she died after becoming weak due to refusing to eat or take any medicine.

She reportedly relied solely on her faith in Adom Kyei Duah to get healed, which ended in her tragic death.

Diana Asamoah, Diana Asamoah Adom Kyei Duah, Diana Asamoah's sister, Adom Kyei Duah, Stephen Kyei Duah, Diana Asamoah sobolo
Gospel singer Diana Asamoah accuses Adom Kyei Duah's sobolo of playing a role in her sister's death. Image credit: @dianaasamoah_official, @stephenadomkyeiduah
Source: Instagram

Aunty Ceci’s family decried Adom Kyei Duah’s influence on his church members and called on him to caution them to refrain from such harmful practices.

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The TikTok video of Aunty Ceci’s family speaking about her death is below.

Speaking to YEN.com.gh, Ghanaian gender advocate and the Executive Director of Fusaid Global, Fusena Aziz, said woman should not sacrifice their well-being in the name of faith.

"As a woman who cares deeply about other women’s well-being, I believe faith and self-care can go hand in hand. Taking care of your health doesn’t mean you have less faith. It means you value the life God or the universe has given you. Don’t be afraid to seek help, eat well, and listen to your body. Your faith should empower you to make choices that keep you strong and alive for yourself and your loved ones," she said.

Ghanaian woman’s death in Canada stirs reactions

Social media users expressed various opinions in response to the reported circumstances of Aunty Ceci’s death.

Felley 🌚 said:

"Doing fasting in Canada? What are you fasting for again?"

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Pretty Riri 🤭💕 wrote:

"Meanwhile, the pastor eats 3 times a day. Oh bibinii 😩."

Do it commented:

"One thing is, we will be thinking of building huge houses without eating and properly treating our medical conditions, and later we die without seeing our properties."

Sark 🔥 said:

"You have entered Canada; what is fasting again? 😂"

Kay Fosu wrote:

"Try chilled Adom Kyei's sobolo and pizza 🍕 and thank me later 😂😂."

SANTA MARIA commented:

"Sobolo is killing diabetes patients because it contains sugar, and diabetes patients are drinking it."

user1287177499947 said:

"A lady died in our workplace. Same thing, sobolo instead of seeking medical help. Sobolo, naaa, she died, hmmm."

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Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that the mortal remains of Nana Agyei Ahyia, a Ghanaian student in Latvia who died in June, arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.

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Ahyia died in Riga in June, reportedly after jumping from the sixth floor of his residential building.

His family, who received his body at the Kotoka International Airport, disputed this and said they believed he was killed by jealous colleagues.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Godwin Nii-Arhmah Okine (Entertainment Editor) Godwin Nii Armah Okine has over a decade of experience in online content creation. He joined YEN.com.gh as an Entertainment Editor in May 2025. Godwin graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies in 2014. He started his career at GhanaCelebrities.Com in 2014 as a sports correspondent, before being promoted to head of Entertainment and later, Managing Editor. Godwin covered the 2014 Africa Youth Games, Gaborone 2014, as a student journalist. Contact godwnii-armah.okine@yen.com.gh

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