A Lagos-based breast cancer patient and member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mensah Omolola, widely known on X as Auntie Esther, has reportedly passed away after declining a medically recommended blood transfusion on religious grounds.
Omolola was receiving care at the Lakeshore Cancer Centre in Lagos before she rejected the procedure in line with her faith.
The news of her death was announced on Saturday by Obi-Dickson, who coordinated a donation drive to support her treatment. Sharing the update on X, he wrote, “It is well. Peaceful rest to her. I really do not know what to say.”
Reports indicate that Omolola turned down the blood transfusion weeks after Nigerians mobilized and raised over N30 million to assist with her medical expenses.
Her case drew nationwide attention in November after a video of her appealing for financial support to begin treatment went viral.
As of the time of filing this report, members of her family had yet to issue an official statement regarding her death.
