The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, has arraigned social media influencer and self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged ₦13 million fraud.
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Blessing CEO was arraigned on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, before Justice Yelim Bogoro on a fresh six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and retaining proceeds allegedly linked to fraudulent activities.
According to the EFCC, the charges followed petitions received from individuals and groups, including the Nigeria Cancer Society.
The commission alleged that members of the public made donations to the defendant after she posted on social media that she was battling Stage 4 breast cancer and needed financial assistance for treatment.
The anti-graft agency further alleged that investigations later revealed that the medical document she presented to support the claim was falsified.
One of the counts alleged that Blessing CEO, sometime in 2026 in Lagos State, obtained the sum of ₦13 million from unsuspecting citizens under the false pretence of being diagnosed with a terminal illness, specifically a left breast lump and invasive ductal carcinoma with lobular feature, a representation the EFCC said she knew to be false.
The alleged offence was said to be contrary to Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Another count alleged that she knowingly forged a medical report titled “Histopathology/Cytopathology Report,” purportedly issued by Xinus Medical Diagnostics, with intent to gain advantage from unsuspecting members of the public.
The EFCC said the alleged offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to her.
Following her plea, prosecution counsel, H.U. KofarNaisa, asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre.
Counsel to the defendant, Stanley Ofoegbu, prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable him file a bail application on behalf of his client.
Justice Bogoro consequently adjourned the matter till September 24, 2026, for commencement of trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of her bail application.
Shortly after the court proceedings, Blessing CEO confirmed her remand in a post on her Facebook page, saying she had spent 26 days in EFCC custody before her arraignment.
“I have now been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Center pending when I perfect my bail,” she wrote.
She said she remained in high spirits despite the development and thanked her supporters for standing by her.
The influencer also claimed that some of the allegations against her were connected to tenancy-related disputes involving sums of ₦36 million and ₦69 million.
She maintained that she did not sell any house through her office.
Blessing CEO also referenced the case involving donations allegedly made after claims that she was battling cancer, but said she would provide further details after the legal proceedings had been concluded.
She noted that this was the second time she would be remanded at the correctional facility, recalling that she was previously detained in 2022 over allegations relating to defamation and cyberbullying.
Despite her legal challenges, she expressed optimism that the matter would eventually work in her favour and urged her supporters to keep her in their prayers.
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