Big Brother Naija Season 7 champion, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, known as Phyna, has officially distanced herself from her family. 

The reality star from Edo also announced her choice to abandon her surname, Otabor. 

She shared this information on her verified X account on Thursday evening. 

Phyna expressed that she has been facing challenging times recently and noted that her family has consistently lacked support for her since her 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!!”

A few months prior, Phyna's father, Mr. Otabor, publicly criticized her in a national newspaper for failing to support him and their family since her rise to fame.