Parents attempt to make money by declaring their newborn baby a saint born with miracle leaves in hands

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NAIJ.com gathered that the parents of a baby who was reportedly born with 'miracle leaves' and spoke after two weeks, charge money for people to have access to him.

According to a post shared on Facebook by Omo Edema, a baby referred to as 'Daddy Samuel' has become a 'miracle attraction' after he was allegedly born with some fresh leaves bound with a strand of hair and had the ability to speak barely two weeks after his birth.

The 'miracle baby' who is now about 2 months old, was born in Akure, Ondo state and is said to possess 'healing powers' with which he provides spiritual assistance to visitors from far and near who gather at his parents' house for miracles.

Samuel's parents who had to relocate to Akure from Lagos due to economic hardship, claim they had tried severally to abort his pregnancy because they were having troubles taking care of his three older siblings.

Parents attempt to make N500 per visitor by declaring their newborn baby a saint born with miracle leaves in hands

Baby Samuel and his mother.

Samuel's father, Olusola Ajayi, claims that the bunch of leaves came out of his wife's womb shortly before his birth. He said:

“My wife gave birth on the 28th of August after a bunch of leaves came out of her womb and we were amazed after he began to talk, charging us to proclaim his coming to the world. Two weeks later, Samuel shocked us and his three older brothers when he instructed us to proclaim his coming to the world."

When NAN visited the family at their home, the parents were unable to provide the 'miracle leaves' that came before baby Samuel, and the baby also did not speak, neither did his parents play the recording of his 'speech' which they had circulated around town.

Some visitors claimed they were either visiting to seek spiritual help or to satisfy their curiosity. A pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Shalom Parish in Ikorodu, Lagos state, Gabriel Oluwadamilare, claimed Samuel was a 'true messenger of God'. He said:

“I actually came to see the glory and I have no doubt about it. My stand is that what happened is true because nothing is impossible for God to do. I have come to seek spiritual solution in respect of a lady who has visited several hospitals in Lagos over bone problems in the last five years. There is nothing fetish about the boy coming to the world with a bunch of leaves, it is just a sign from God."

A man who gave his name as Alfa Maruf Akande, while claiming he was the manager of the spiritual center, confirmed that the baby spoke at two-weeks-old and his parents have not rested due to the large crowd that has been trooping to their place in the last one month. He said:

“The service rendered was free initially but we have started collecting a consultation fee of N500 per head with a view to reducing the crowd. yet they keep coming. People who need help come from far places – Lagos, Abuja and even overseas and they can testify to God’s glory.

For instance, a woman came from Abuja with three years pregnancy but she gave birth inside a bus conveying her back to Abuja after taking sachet water given to her here. The baby only spoke twice and since then he has transferred the spirit to his mother who can heal anyone each time she carried the baby to her bosom. The whole thing started when this baby Samuel started saying after two weeks that his parents should announce his glory to the whole world."

Akande also said that at least 300 people register at the centre daily to see the baby who still suckles his mother and is also fed with pap.

One Mrs Aina Bello who also claims to be a worker at the centre, claims that her husband was healed by baby Samuel after he was rejected by some hospitals. She said:

“We just discovered that my husband collapsed, all his body system became abnormal and he was in that position for six days. We have spent about N45,000 in different hospitals but the situation remained the same. Even some rejected him, but thanks to baby Samuel that God used to heal my husband. Samuel’s mother just told me, having received inspiration from baby Samuel, to give him sachet water and instructed me to give alms, which I did. To my surprise, when I did as was instructed, my husband just got healed. He can walk and do normal things now."

Bello claims she was not charged any money, but decided to take care of Samuel's clothing as payback.

Samuel's birth has also reportedly brought a change in economic activities in his area as okada riders now have access to more money from patrons trooping to his house. Food and drink vendors are also not left out. Meanwhile, his parents confirmed receiving gifts from men of God, Christians and Muslims alike.

See video of baby Samuel 'speaking' below:

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