Nigerian internet personality known as Blessing CEO has come out to say her much-talked-about breast cancer battle never happened.
She made the admission in a new sit-down with Martins Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan, a video that started circulating on Thursday.
Blessing CEO said money worries pushed her into creating the illness story.
She said she was already seeing shame coming her way, and she needed a quick cover, so she settled for the cancer lie.
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During the chat, she revealed that she had gone for a medical check some months back, where doctors spotted a lump in her breast. The result, she said, showed the lump was harmless and not cancer.
Rather than share that clean result with the public, she changed the narrative to make people believe she was fighting for her life.
She said the plan was to touch the hearts of Nigerians so they would willingly send her cash, without her having to openly beg.
“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.
Blessing CEO said she is not happy with herself over what she did.
She said the whole episode has left her with shame.
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