CONTROVERSY has trailed fund said to have been raised through public support in respect of a cancer patient, Mayowa Ahmed Shukurat.
The organisers of the fund are accusing the family of the patient of being economical with the truth on the real amount raised for Mayowa Ahmed.
But the family has denied it, saying that the money raised is to fly their sister abroad for proper medical care.
According to online report, Founder of Lifestake Foundation, Aramide Kasumu, who was deeply involved in the #SaveMayowa fundraising campaign, pointed out that the family of Mayowa Ahmed realised N85 million from the campaign, but lied to the public that only N30 million was raised.
Ahmed Mayowa a Stage 4 ovarian cancer patient, needed funds for medical treatment outside the country, prompting her family, friends and well-wishers to kick off a #SaveMayowa campaign to save her life.
Kasumu, who said she personally drove Mayowa from her house to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), said the family’s story on how the money would be spent on Mayowa’s recovery is not adding up.
“The brothers came publicly and said they raised N30million when they raised N85million.
“And they said they had a visa when they didn’t have one. They solicited funds to go to America, now they’re saying they’re going to Dubai. So a lot of things were not adding up; they were not straightforward”, Kasumu said.
Among those who popularised the campaign on social media is popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu who visited the Mayowa to cheer her up. Miss Aimakhu on her Instagram page called on well meaning Nigerians to come to Mayowa’s aid.
However, Toyin has said the fund-raiser has turned out to be a scam.
The report noted that the Nigeria police waded into the matter, and is expected to see to the judicious spending of the funds raised for Mayowa’s recovery.
However, event took a twist as an unverified message went viral stating that donations were complete and people who tried to donate to the Nigerian bank account were unable to as a block had been placed on credits into the account. “#SaveMayowa is a scam” because doctors had classified her case as terminal and did not release her medical records to any institution abroad”, says the message. A snapshot of the Gofund me account that was raised for Mayowa said, she was diagnosed with bilateral Ovarian Mass Carcinoma and needed $100, 000 for treatment at Emory International Hospital, Atlanta, USA.
However, Linda Ikeji Blog said, “there’s no letter from Emory Hospital inviting her. Mayowa does not have a US visa and the cancer has even spread to her liver”. It also said: “Some of Mayowa’s family members are being detained at Area D in Mushin while they investigate.”