Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- A viral social media post about the use of Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) has sparked controversy among Nigerians and healthcare professionals over health insurance.

The post, made on X on 2 August by user @106_36_52, who identifies as a medical doctor on the platform, criticised a family who, according to him, visited a hospital after church for medical checks under their HMO plan.

"I give the federal government 24 hours to ban this thing called HMO in Nigeria. Full family, straight from church with matching Ankara. Third set only today. God abeg," he wrote.

The post had generated more than 1.9 million views as of 12 August and was subsequently shared by blogs, attracting reactions from Nigerians and healt...