Popular social media influencer and relationship therapist, Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday over an alleged N36 million fraud case.
She was docked by the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and alleged theft.
According to a statement on the anti-graft agency’s website, the prosecution alleges that Okoro obtained the N36 million from a complainant, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye, between July 14 and 17, 2024.
The funds were purportedly meant to secure a six-bedroom duplex located in the upscale Lekki area of Lagos. The EFCC contends that the representation was entirely false, violating the provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Furthermore, the controversial influencer stands accused of fraudulently converting the multimillion-naira sum for her personal use, an action the prosecution noted is contrary to the Criminal Code Act.
When the two-count charge was read to her in court, Blessing CEO pleaded “not guilty” to all the allegations leveled against her.
Following her plea, the prosecution requested that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility pending the commencement of her trial.
While the defense counsel argued that they had only just been served with the charges and were actively preparing a bail application, Justice D. I. Dipeolu ordered that Okoro be remanded in EFCC custody.
The case has been formally adjourned till June 5, 2026, for trial.
