Founder and leader of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, Nigel Gaisie, has narrated his encounters with ladies possessed by Kayamata, linking it to marine spirits and demonic forces.

Sharing the story in a GhanaWeb documentary aired on February 18, 2026, the outspoken preacher, a lady once approached him at church to confess her involvement with kayamata and revealed deep spiritual encounters connected to it.

“I’ve had an opportunity whereby one lady came to church, sensing and knowing the grace of God I have upon me, she had to actually come to me. She told me the genesis of the kayamata and she’s gone very deep that the spirit manifests itself every 12 midnight in her room. Within the space of 12 midnight to 4 a.m., the spirit physically manifests itself to them,” he said.

Nigel Gaisie added, “Kayamata is of the marine kingdom. We have different agents of the devil, such as the dwarfs and other kinds of demons. One of the greatest agents of the devil are the powers in the sea and in the powers of the sea, we have `Maame wata’. Maame wata have millions of demons and other agents of the devil, so that comes from the Queen of the Coast,” he claimed.

He added that breaking free from such practices often becomes challenging when the person involved is unwilling to abandon them.

“It becomes difficult if the person you’re delivering has not decided to accept the fact that they want to be delivered,” he shared.

Recounting a separate experience, he said he once tried to pray for a woman believed to be using kayamata to lure men, but she declined spiritual help.

“I wanted to pray for a lady who has used the kayamata to enthuse men, but she said no. She’s under a spell, but she’s not willing to let it go. You can pray for her as a man of God, but after that, any spirit of the devil that’s cast out, they don’t go and sleep,” he explained.

He continued, “They hang around and come back again. It depends on the person you’re delivering, whether the person is willing to let go or the person will go back.”

Nigel Gaisie also claimed that certain individuals engage in both physical and ritual practices to exert influence over others.

“Some people even inject their tongue and they put things on their tongue to induce people. They use a blade and some satanic instruments, so when they’re speaking, it will influence you not to have your own thoughts. These things are very true and they really exist,” he added.

They are aphrodisiacs, oils, herbs, potions, or other substances, and their sole function is to improve romantic relations or sex.

It is a combination of two Hausa words – ‘Kayan’ which means; property, or things, and ‘Mata’ which means women. Put together, the word literally means ‘women’s things’.

It appears to have existed for centuries and originated from Northern Nigeria.

Originally, it was used by these women for sexual pleasure, and served as enhancers, or aphrodisiacs, especially for young brides, but in recent times, it has become a really huge trend for women all over the world.

In Ghana, the trend has become very prevalent and these products are even advertised via the internet and on various social media platforms.

Patrons of these products have diverse interests, to attract men for money, sex, marriage, etc.

What some may not know is how the Kayan Mata (kayamata) is used by its clients.

In a post on media personality – Naa Ashorkor’s Facebook page, she indicates how some women with in-depth knowledge about how people use the Kayan Matan for their ‘victims’ shared this with her on her show; ‘Just us’.

According to her, she picked some pointers which include the fact that the Kayan Mata products are in 3 categories; vaginal upgrade, faithfulness, and libido boosting, and the third; favour and attraction potions.

Users of the potion need to talk to the oil and indicate exactly what they want from it and it happens.

“In order to activate the potion, you simply talk to the oil. For instance - “oil, please let me attract rich men who can buy me a car”. When you go out, the men will literally be falling over themselves for you. They can't help it,” she wrote.

She however indicated that some men who called into the show also shared how the male variation referred to as ‘For girls’ is used by some men for similar interests.

“Interestingly, when I activated the phone lines to ask ladies to share their experiences, only men called! Apparently, Kayan mata is a variation of “For girls' and the men have interesting stories about the potency of this potion. Scary! One guy said his friend used it to get his wife to accept his marriage proposal. So this woman is currently under a spell. Apparently, a lot of married people are under spells they are not aware of,” Naa Ashorkor narrated.

Naa Ashorkor also shared stories of how some users of these products suffered side effects or had experiences which didn’t go in their favour.

In one instance, a woman who tried using it to attract men ended up attracting mad men. In another, a woman who tried using it on another man who already had activated the ‘For girls’ potion ended up dying.

“A lady who bought and used attraction potion now attracts only “mad men" literally, in traffic, they approach her and try to touch her, they literally chase her around town, sometimes more than one at a time. When she complained to the vendor she bought it from, she told her to go to Benin to see the original seller. There is no other way to undo this charm,” she shared.

Adding, that “The side effects are dire. Sometimes you cannot break away from this spell or spirit even if you want to. My guest shared a story about a girl who used it on a man, the man apparently had more potent potions which killed her. She is dead oo”.