By Ebenezer Adurokiya, Reporting
THE sudden passing of Reverend David Ayuba Azzaman in a tragic car accident en route from Makurdi to Kaduna cast a long, sombre shadow over Nigeria’s Christian community. Yet, even in death, his fiery voice echoes—through sermons, posts, and prophecies that once set Facebook ablaze with bold faith, social critique, and spiritual warfare. His life and work now stand as a compelling testament to prophetic audacity, unapologetic evangelism, and unflinching patriotism.
Rev Azzaman
Congregation at his last ministration in Makurdi
Handsome Azzaman, the Assistant General Overseer of The King Worship Chapel and Ministry (KWCM) in Kaduna, was no ordinary preacher. With roots in Islam and a fierce allegiance to Christ, he embodied the tension and transformation that define many conversion stories in Northern Nigeria. His digital pulpit on Facebook became a spiritual theatre where deliverance met doctrine, patriotism clashed with politics, and truth confronted tyranny.
Rev Azzaman
His ministration was deeply charismatic, yet theologically rich. From his “Makurdi Day” revival series, we glean a preacher unafraid to confront spiritual darkness. He described vivid encounters with stubborn spirits, illustrating how humility—symbolised by his physical prostration before God—became his greatest weapon. These acts weren’t mere theatrics; they were expressions of deep theological conviction that Satan abhors humility and trembles before authentic worship. His gospel was one of liberation from spiritual bondage—witchcraft, sleep paralysis, spiritual spouses—and a rallying cry to total dependence on Jesus Christ alone.
Rev. Azzaman on the ground
Rev Azzaman
But Rev. Azzaman was not confined to the four walls of a church. His theology walked the streets of Kaduna, Makurdi, other parts of Northern Nigeria, greeted and encouraged soldiers, prophesied in public, healed and embraced the sick and mentally-deranged and uplifted the downtrodden.
Rev Azzaman conducting deliverance on a madman during his last ministration in Makurdi
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His appreciation for Nigeria’s cultural diversity was evident in posts celebrating the TIV, Igbo, and Calabar people, even while proudly asserting the agricultural contributions of his Kaduna heritage. He saw in Makurdi not just a city, but another face of Nigeria’s potential harmony.
Rev Azzaman with a soldier he met and prayed
Equally potent was his political voice. Few clerics dared to confront power as directly as Azzaman. His scorching December 2022 post against diminutive then-Governor Nasiru El-Rufai was part lament, part prophecy. He accused the governor of systemic religious bias and complicity in the marginalisation of Christians in Southern Kaduna. Yet, it wasn’t only critique—it was a spiritual forecast of divine justice, offered from a prophetic vantage. His account of a dream-like vision, in which El-Rufai wandered anonymously along Constitution Road and Marina Lagos, reads like the biblical narratives of fallen, ignoble kings.
Rev Azzaman conducting deliverance
Rev. Azzaman was, equally, passionate about holiness. His viral list of sins that “give Satan the right to attack” encapsulated his theology: sin invites oppression, but Christ brings deliverance. He spoke, frankly, about abortion, masturbation, fornication, and idolatry—not to condemn, but to urge repentance. His approach was raw but redemptive, a clarion call to purity in an increasingly permissive age.
Rev. Azzaman ministering in his last ministration
His passing, confirmed by Rev. Mohammed Mohammed, triggered a cascade of tributes. From his failed return to Makurdi, where he had just concluded a three-day powerful crusade, to the postponement of the SojaZ of KhrisT Podcast Studio Dedication, his absence was palpable. He was, in the words of Surv. S. Sabon Birni, “a great man of God” who was often undervalued even while among his own.
Rev. Azzaman during his last ministration
In life, Rev. Azzaman stood between worlds—Muslim and Christian, spiritual and political, digital and terrestrial. In death, he leaves behind more than sorrow; he leaves a roadmap of courage, faith, and confrontation. He dared to speak when others stayed silent. He knelt when others stood proud. He called on Christ when others sought shortcuts through spiritists. He was reacted on his Facebook page to his traducers’ invectives saying: “My prayer is, these criminals insulting me, let’s meet. Just shaking hands with me, will remove the demons that make them insult me. JESUS IS GOD!”
The car crash used to transit Rev Azzaman to glory
Though the car that carried him on his final journey has fallen silent, the spiritual engine the 54-year-old Gospel General ignited continues to roar—online, in memory, and in the hearts of those he delivered, inspired, and challenged.
Rev Azzaman
We, at Stonix News, say: May his soul rest in peace, and his voice remain a guiding echo.
Rev Azzaman (left)
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