‘I faked cancer to raise money from Nigerian public’ – Blessing CEO confesses

Nigerian internet personality Blessing CEO has admitted that her widely publicised breast cancer battle was fabricated and that she never had the disease.

She made the confession during a sit-down interview with Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. A video of the conversation began circulating on Thursday.

Blessing CEO explained that financial difficulties influenced her decision to create the cancer story. She said she feared embarrassment and felt she needed a quick way to cover up her problems.

According to her, the pressure was connected to her issues with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a matter involving a man she identified as Dr Onuoha Okeigwe.

During the interview, she disclosed that she had undergone a medical examination some months earlier, during which doctors discovered a lump in her breast. However, she said the test results showed that the lump was harmless and not cancerous.

Rather than disclose the actual medical findings, she claimed she was battling cancer to attract public sympathy and encourage Nigerians to send her money without having to ask for financial assistance directly.

“I do not have cancer at all. I went for a check-up some months ago, they saw a lump in my breast, but it was not cancerous,” she said. “I used that opportunity, came out to cry for help and told people the lump was cancer. I was playing an emotional game. I needed money, but I did not ask for it directly,” she added.

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Blessing CEO expressed regret over her actions, admitting that she was unhappy with herself and that the entire episode had left her feeling ashamed.