Cancer fraud: Influencer Blessing CEO in fresh trouble

Social media personality Blessing Okoro, known as Blessing CEO, is under investigation by the police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following allegations of fraud and forgery. The Delta State Police Command confirmed receiving a petition, and the EFCC stated they are looking into financial misconduct claims. This follows accusations that Blessing Okoro falsified a cancer diagnosis and used a doctored medical report to solicit public donations. The Police Public Relations Officer in Delta State, Edefa Bright, confirmed petitions were received and they await statements from complainants. The Head of Media and Publicity at the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, also confirmed a petition was submitted and will be investigated. The controversy began after Blessing Okoro claimed to have cancer, leading to public sympathy. Inconsistencies in her claims raised questions about the diagnosis's authenticity. The Nigerian Medical Association in Delta State disowned the histology report linked to her, stating it was originally issued to a breast cancer survivor, Deborah Mbara, by Xinus Medical Diagnostics in Asaba. Mbara accused Blessing Okoro of doctoring her medical report. Mbara stated she met Blessing Okoro in 2025 and later offered support after seeing her public claims of battling stage four cancer, providing her report when requested for comparison. Blessing Okoro later retracted her stage four cancer claims and admitted raising N13m from the public, insisting she owed no apolog