Phyna disowns family, drops surname

Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, aka Phyna, has publicly disowned her family.

The Edo-born reality star also revealed her decision to drop her surname, Otabor.

She disclosed this via her verified X handle on Thursday night.

Phyna stated she has been going through difficulty times lately.

She lamented that her family has never been supportive towards her since childhood.

The reality star wrote, “I am publicly dropping my family surname Otabor… It has been proven that I actually have no family and nobody knows how I came about…. I’m still searching for answers though.

“It’s been rough with me lately…… I’m in a place where I can’t even describe how I feel or what to call what I’m going through rn. Going up and the way I was toss around relative I should suspected but guess I was too young… omo my head wan tear!!”

Media Talk Africa recalls that a few months ago, Phyna’s dad, Mr Otabor called her out in a national daily for not assisting him and his family since stardom.

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