Viral Akorino Bishop Johanna has died, as confirmed by his wife, Mary Wanjiku. He passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nakuru.
Wanjiku revealed that Bishop Johanna had been experiencing severe headaches before being diagnosed with meningitis.
The bishop gained notoriety for his controversial methods of exorcism. In the video, the Akorino bishop was seen touching a woman inappropriately in the name of casting out demons from her.
He was seen applying ointment to various parts of her body, including her stomach and private areas, while she lay on her back.
The video included Johanna conversing with the supposed demons afflicting a woman named Carol, who, as the bishop later clarified, was not the woman in the video but someone who allegedly stole the victim's husband.
Despite the controversy, the bishop has faced accusations of indecent acts and inappropriate behaviour from netizens, Bishop Johanna defended his actions, refuting claims of engaging in indecent acts with the woman.
"My intentions were pure and had no ulterior motives. While doing deliverance, I apply the anointing oil where the demons are. I can't apply the anointing oil to the face when the demons are on the head. That woman told me her problem was in the stomach area, and that's why I was rubbing oil on her stomach. I had no bad intentions."
Bishop Johanna, formerly affiliated with the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) before joining the Akorino sect in 2000, shared that he commenced his ministry of delivering people from dark forces in 2014. He claimed to have cast out demons from approximately 2,000 individuals.
Condolences to the family and may his soul rest in peace.
