Popular social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka (Blessing CEO), has been arraigned by the EFCC before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, over an alleged N36 million fraud.
According to the EFCC, Blessing CEO allegedly obtained the sum of N36 million from Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye under the false pretence of leasing a six-bedroom duplex in Lekki, Lagos, between July 14 and 17, 2024.
Her counsel, P.I. Nwafor, informed the court that the defendant has already refunded N24 million of the amount and is making efforts to settle the balance.
The prosecution, however, insisted that the defendant must take her plea, stating that the complainant in the case is the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Blessing CEO pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. Justice Dipeolu ordered her to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of her bail application.
The case was adjourned till June 5, 2026, for trial.