Social media influencer and self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, has been arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36 million fraud.
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday filed a two-count charge against her, bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and theft.
According to the charge, Blessing CEO allegedly collected N36 million from Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye between July 14 and July 17, 2024, claiming the money was meant to secure a six-bedroom duplex in Lekki, Lagos. However, the EFCC stated that the claim was false.
The commission noted that the alleged act contravenes the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
She was also accused of fraudulently converting the money for personal use, an offence said to be contrary to the Criminal Code Act.
When the charges were read in court, Blessing CEO pleaded not guilty.
Following her plea, the prosecution requested that she be remanded in a correctional centre pending trial. Her lawyer, however, argued that the defence had only just been served with the court documents and was still preparing a bail application.
Justice D. I. Dipeolu subsequently ordered that she be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of her bail request.
The matter was adjourned to June 5, 2026, for trial.
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