They wanted me to blog it quickly so people could stop donating. I found it hard to believe at first but it was coming from people who were directly involved in raising money for the sick girl. I sent someone to LUTH to investigate, he got there and found chaos. The Police was already involved, people were being questioned, some folks were shouting, he spoke to people in the hospital and many seemed confused. I spoke with those who had called me, and they said 1000%, the whole thing was a scam.
And I sincerely believe that at the time they told me this, they genuinely believed it to be a fact. I don't think it was done maliciously. After they sent me documents showing the hospital in Atlanta was not really involved in Mayowa's treatment and LUTH medical directors denied knowledge of a fund raising for the sick girl, I believed it to also be a fact! And I wrote it. My mistake, I think, was owning the story, I probably should have quoted them. And maybe investigated more. My apologies to the family! The post has since been taken down.
After investigating properly, the police found it wasn't a scam, that it was more a miscommunication between the parties helping to raise funds and the girl's family. I spoke about the issue with the Lagos police PPRO and she assured me that the family didn't have bad intentions.
The happy news is that Mayowa has been flown to South Africa for treatment. She left Nigeria on Thursday August 11th.
May God use her case to show that He is God!
Let's continue to pray for her!
Linda
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Lmao, anonymous 3:48, you de para
All I have for you Linda Ikeji is respect,you came in full package
Ehya
It is well. I pray God grants her good health
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It is well. I pray God grants her good health
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It is well. I pray God grants her good health
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I be think say na only me see that useless statement. ..linda is a fool walai... so arrogant
Even if nobody believe you i did because your blog have saved lifes one thing u must know is that people wants u to be great wen u become great same people starts envying you. Carry go linda.
Lols
They are like dogs. She throws bones at them once in a while. They are all hungry sycophants interested only in the prize money she doles out
As in eh,big tym ass lickers,they wia crucifyin her b4 ooo
Go and take your medication
Well said Linda. It is clear you didn't do what you did intentionally. The haters would always be Haters. If you had not apologized they would say you are arrogant...now that you did they would still talk.
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Afta u achieve ur goal of increasing d traffic on your blog. Your reward I behind u. #chill
It's a good thing u apologised ma'am,i was actually waiting for this,but pls next time be very careful,there are lots of wolves out there ready to devour u,like d one who suddenly posted about d whole ish,after u made a mistake in the whole story,making themselves look like d saint. like I always say never stop praying and keep doing good.bless u.
God bless u Linda n keep doing good. I wish Mayowa quick recovery
Good question that needs an answer
Apology accepted. May God bless you and grant you your heart desires soon in Jesus name amen.Mayowa, by His stripes you are healed.
Linda post my comment
patrick eze
I might be a wizkid fan but am now officially your fan..
Shut d fuck up! Stop saying trash! The family tried different hospitals ... And supporting dis lame Linda you think she wld bless u or something?
U think Linda was the main person that made NAIja know she was ill? Linda made it know like 30 percent! U dumb fuck!
Aww... Goose bumps all over me!
Why the bitterness, So you have just forgotton that we are not talking about weeding party here. So you were in their shoes and you have no money would you have applied for visa first or look for money first? Let us learn how to think.
Please it would be good if you can edit your heart and remove Buhari.
It is well Linda. We learn everyday. More Grace and Wisdom to be able to discern well.
Take Mayowa to US, that was the agreement. Which yeye hospital are they talking about in SA.
Linda my sister don't mind them. You are going higher and higher in Jesus name. God will reward you for helping to raise the fund.
This is exactly my opinion. Some Nigerians are gullible,when it comes to matter partaining money they can do and undo. Linda was deceived by those gullible friends of hers. Thank God you realised that you made a bid mistake and you come to term with it.
OMG! Hahahaha... Freeborn, who r you really? I like your comments, sometimes tho.
For your sake, Juliet Iwuno and Stern, I'm making a post on my blog dedicated to you guys.
You guys are awesome apart from Juliet iwuno tho.
And unto the matter, I've always known it false. That Toyin (or the actress involved if the name I gave is wrong) is a real criminal. From what I read from Laila's blog, I found out that she just wanted a share from the money gotten! How heartless and wicked! And she had to drag Mayomi's family name to the muds!
May God give you a fair share of what you did sow and may your name be dragged to the mud just like you did. If you apologize to the family or if I'm wrong in anyway, may you receive blessings instead.
Dalu nu ndi banyi.
Who is dis mugu hiding under anonymous to troll every negative comments on Linda.. my jobless darling everyone in life needs constructive criticism sometimes to get better..get a life..everyone except dis troll up there knows Linda goofed..even Linda knows..but we love her irrespective..grow up troll..use it time for something beta!
We don't need to say much to educate the uneducated. I know that those linda's friends were the scammers not the other way round. They needed percentage from the money. I only blame linda for allowing greedy people to use her platform to propagate such reckless ,greedy and unethical business of akuta ekeeh deal and cheap blasphemy.
One fundamental thing learned from dis is...dnt trust all u read on blogs even that of Linda Ikeji
When you will be that ill and their is no money to treat you people will talk recklessly about you just as you are doing now; I wonder the business you have with where they are taking her to.
Shame on you! Do you even know the family? They made an Enquiry in the US. The mail was attached. If they can't afford US treatment or get visa, won't they try somewhere else? May God not let you go through this kind of thing.
Linda u no well,u know post my comment
I know who this fool is??
y u know post my comment nah lindodo
Mister negative aspersions...plenty English can't save u from ur congenital foolishness...I dunno why pple hv so much hate for someone that doesn't know if u exist. ..if she didn't apologise,trouble..now that she has u still bad mouth her!!i see u r frustrated with life...na who ur ranting epp
I know who this fool is??
God has nothing to prove anymore. He is God Almighty. As for the misconception, I think media gatekeepers need to be more circumvent in a society where people believe nothing and believe everything. When you are not sure, don't publish. You would find out how true this maxim is.
Lickspittle!!
Lickspittle!!!
The family saw all that money and wanted to run with it. I don't think they were well-intentioned until the whole thing blew open and hit the blogs.
First, it was chaos when Toyin A.was there. Secondly, the person Linda sent there couldn't get a straight answer. Even the police couldn't sort the shit out.
There's never any smoke without fire.
Since they hadn't gone too far with the scam, they were able to retrace their steps.
But like many others have said, first the US and now SA. Even if they were never heading to the States and just needed an idea of how much to raise, they should've also obtained invoices from other hospitals.
God Bless you jare, Linda, for the way you use your platform.
The family of the next sick person to request funds better have all their documentation together. They've seen that we, the public, keep our eyes and ears open.
***Lush
It takes maturity and understanding... Well done. Do yourself a huge favor by checking up well on your stories before you post them. Hugs
I HATE WHEN PEOPLE BEG FOR MONEY SO CHEAPLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WHAT EVER PROBLEM OR SITUATION U GOT CAN BE SURMOUNTED WITHOUT GOING ON THE STREET OR SOCIAL MEDIA.I SURMOUNTED MOST OF MINE WITHOUT BEGGING. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THESE DAYS AND IT SUCKS! BUT SINCERELY, I LIKE GIVING WHEN I REALLY SEE THE NEED. WHEN I SAW THIS LADY'S STORY ON YOUR BLOG I WAS TOUCHED AND I DID THE LITTLE I COULD BUT SAME YOU COMING TO TELL US IT WAS A SCAM GOT ME OFF. I THINK LINDA U NEED A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT COME UP HERE BEFORE U POST.ALL THE SAME WE WISH HER SAVE RECOVERING
@CHARLESIFECO
You are a bastard for this apology! You will die of cancer IJN!
That's truly noble!
anonymous@4.33. They didn't give the impression that they want to take her to the US. They already got a mail from the hospital in the US ready to treat her. They did all that while she was in the house. Aramide of the foundation was the one who took her to luth. Luth has nothing to do with the fund raising or were they in touch with Emory hosp. The family contacted Emory directly without any referal from any Nigerian hospital where she had receieved treatment. On getting to luth, they discovered that her family has been in touch with Emory, they did some test on her and said with her condition, she can't fly all the way to the US. Then abu Dhabi was suggested and they contacted a hosp in abu Dhabi.
I pray she gets well
Then quit the blog @Anon 3:55pm @Mandymice
She was so quick to declare that it was a scam and even when ahead to harass the family using the police. You indeed made mockery of the illness and the privacy the patient badly needed and you publicly shamed her family. If it were for personal gains or for other things only God knows. I hope you learned!
Thank you @Anon 4:14pm
Thank you @Anon4:13pm
You people do not know what must have happened before this trip eventually took place and, just a few days ago. I'm sure linda and aimaku must have ensured that happened seeing the contribution was made already to save her life. She may just be publishing this to save the family's image take note of the part she said, 'now that the whole thing is in the open, the family will ensure things are done right'??? What does that mean you? In my opinion the weren't going to do right until it was escalated and Linda stepped in to save her blog and image. Reasoning!!!
She was right my friend! She even saved the poor girl the abandonement by publicising it. I'm sure she stepped in to ensure she was flown abroad for the treatment. No be yoruba again?
This issue will help us trust any help post from her in the future cos we would be sure she investigated well before posting and that if it's not ascertained, she wouldn't post it. Period!!!
Amen, amen in Jesus' name she's healed, amen.
Manymice, any one can make this mistake. What's brave about her is that she admitted she was wrong. And I applaud her because that's the humane thing to do. If you are perfect, go around castigating her, and you will get your reward your own way. I know your type.
My point exactly @omarex.a journalist or a writer should have all facts straight before publishing any story. There are loads of people who have just one source of news LIB.It wld have been worse than this. Linda should please learn from this.
Continue to weep for your bad written English language. I don't know when you will stop weeping but I wish you good weeping and more weeping. Useless cohort.
Next time investigate well and don't jump to conclusions.
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Compensate my foot..that family no dey transparent at all.
Forget story, that family wanted to scam Nigerians before..
Same thought here.
Why should they hide their faces..please don't blame Toyin, blame the ungrateful family instead
I dont even know why u mentioned her name in this blog. All d talk about in that blog is linda this! Linda that. I like d fact linda doesnt act like she exist...very bitter woman with her set of bitter commenters mostly faustrated housewives. Linda didnt make any mistake here if u ask me but its a good thing she apologised. I still love her, bitches bow down!!!
Have u all forgotten that LUTH also said the medical reports were all fake ???? Hmmmm before u glorify Linda ,murder Toyin,praise the girls family,u pple should think again o,there is more to this story!!!!!!!!!!!in all,let the will of the Most High God be done
Nna forget those people that cant blog sh*** Always looking for when linda will slack so they can strive on it to get traffic. How many times linda don use una get traffic...very shameless set of people. ITS LINDA IKEJI'S BLOG AND OTHER BLOGS
is u that sabi, may our lord heal the sick!
Linda you try shaaa
Why are you so pained? You need panadol?
Thank You Ma'am article was very nice and very helpful and easy to understand.
so nice of u Linda.Thanks for the clarification
Anon 4:33 you are expecting linda to give you 10k that's why you are giving dilusional judgement. Smh
Bros abeg, go sit down joor, see u talking abt filthy words, don't come here and start forming good person cos u are actually not. U think u can hide under anonymous abi? Me I sabi u wella and I'm going to reveal ur dirty secrets soon. U know who I am. Mofo be Jumping frm one girl to d other I only pity d foolish woman DT married u.Me and u still get case wey we Neva settle.
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