The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Delta State chapter, has disowned a histology report circulating online that it says was altered from an original medical document issued to a different patient diagnosed with breast cancer.
In a statement jointly signed by the NMA Delta State Chairman, Dr. Israel Adaigho, and Secretary, Dr. Usamah Hannah, the association clarified that the viral report, which has been linked to relationship coach Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, was not issued to her by Xinus Medical Diagnostics. The NMA said the diagnostic centre is located in Asaba, Delta State, and not in Enugu State as claimed in the online version.
According to the association, the proprietor of Xinus Medical Diagnostics, Dr. O.A. Odigwe, a consultant pathologist and NMA member, confirmed that the centre was contacted in May 2025 by a doctor from a private hospital in Asaba to conduct a confirmatory test for a patient identified as Mbara Deborah over a suspected case of breast cancer. The test was carried out and the result, confirming the diagnosis, was issued to the referring doctor on May 9, 2025.
The NMA stated that the original report bearing Mbara Deborah’s name is the same document currently being circulated online by the law firm Allen Juris Law. It added that the version being paraded by Blessing Okoro appears to be an altered copy of the original result.
“Our attention has been drawn to an online histology report purportedly issued to one Blessing Okoro, aka Blessing CEO, by Xinus Medical Diagnostics allegedly located in Enugu State,” the statement read. “The said histology report was also alleged to have been signed by Dr. O.A. Odigwe, a consultant pathologist. The proprietor of Xinus Medical Diagnostics, Dr. O.A. Odigwe, who is also a member of the Nigerian Medical Association, Delta State chapter, has reached us and offered the following clarification: that Xinus Medical Diagnostics is located in Asaba, Delta State and did not at any time issue any report to Blessing Okoro.”
The association said the clarification became necessary due to the purposes for which the altered report was allegedly being used. It urged members of the public to be properly guided and warned against actions that could undermine the integrity of medical practitioners. The NMA also called on relevant authorities responsible for maintaining law and order to take necessary steps to prevent unsuspecting members of the public from being taken advantage of.
The development follows Blessing CEO’s earlier public appeal for financial assistance for the treatment of what she described as stage four cancer. Amid growing backlash and allegations that the medical report she shared had been edited, she later retracted her claim, stating in an interview, “I don’t have stage four cancer. That was a miscommunication.” She has since deactivated her social media accounts.
