Nigerian based fire eater and stuntsman, Timi has declared that fire eating is his passion.
The 32-year-old told BBC Pidgin that he started eating fire eight years ago and has carried on with the act since then.
Timi, better known by friends as Azonto, however, added that indulging in fire-eating has been his biggest risk
in life.
Timi averred that he does many things with fire including rubbing it around his penis unscathed, adding he could also ignite fire using water.
“I am not usually scared of being hurt by fire whenever I am consuming it. I have been eating fire since eight years ago. I only developed interest in it and decided that is what I want to make a career of,” he told the news outlet.
“I learn the fire-eating from practitioner, my friends that acts film. The biggest risk I have taken so far is my indulgence in fire eating because I usually put it inside ‘John Thomas’ (penis) and then rub it downward.
“I also light fire with water. My favourite move is when I spit the fire because it’s always big, bold and white. Anytime I am cooking in the kitchen cooking and see fire coming out, I’ll feel like blowing it.”
Timi explained that he does not make use of voodoo, adding that he make use of tricks.
He also pointed out he is not associated with the family of Sango, an ancestral god of thunder and lightning, in Yoruba mythology.
“I am not from a Sango family. I don’t use voodoo and maybe stunts used by others to do mine. I only use trick,” he said.