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Police begin probe into Blessing CEO’s cancer claims
Popular Nigerian social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has announced that a petition he filed against controversial relationship therapist, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has been approved for investigation by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The development comes amid controversy surrounding Blessing CEO’s recent claim that she was battling stage four cancer.
On march 25, 2026, Blessing CEO shared a viral video on her Instagram page in which she tearfully claimed she had been diagnosed with stage four cancer. In the video, she showed signs of hair loss, which she said was caused by the illness.
Following the announcement, she also revealed that she had begun auctioning some of her properties in order to raise funds for her cancer treatment.
However, the situation took a different turn after the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Delta State chapter, disowned a histology report circulating online that had been linked to Blessing CEO.
The association clarified that the document was allegedly altered from an original medical report that belonged to a different patient who had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
DAILY POST recalls that Blessing CEO had earlier shared the medical report online to support her claim while soliciting financial assistance from the public.
After facing widespread backlash and allegations that the medical report had been manipulated, Blessing CEO later retracted her earlier statement.
Speaking in an interview amid the controversy, she said, “I don’t have stage four cancer. That was a miscommunication.”
She further stated that the total money from the donations she got summed up to 13 million Naira.
She subsequently deactivated her social media account.
Reacting to the incident, VeryDarkMan said he decided to file a petition after he personally donated money to Blessing CEO, believing her claim.
In a video shared via his official Instagram handle on Tuesday, VDM explained that he was moved by compassion after watching the video in which she shaved her hair.
“I believed her because she shaved her hair and I felt compassion. On that very day, I didn’t have anything left in my account, but I still transferred money to her,” he said.
He expressed disappointment over the situation, stressing that many people genuinely battling cancer deserve empathy and support.
“There are a lot of people living with cancer. How can someone come out and joke with something like this?” he added.
VDM further revealed that he had formally submitted a petition to the police over the matter.
“I have written a petition against Blessing CEO and the Inspector General of Police has assigned it for investigation,” he stated.
