LAGOS – Social media influencer and relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦36 million fraud.
The influencer appeared before Justice D.I. Dipeolu at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 15, 2026. The EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 filed a two-count charge against her bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.
According to the charge, Okoro allegedly obtained ₦36 million from Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye between July 14 and 17, 2024, under the pretence of leasing a six-bedroom detached duplex at No. 1B Tunbosun Osobu Street, off Kuboye Road, Lekki, Lagos. The prosecution told the court the representation was false and violated the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Okoro pleaded “not guilty” to both counts when the charges were read.
Her counsel, P.I. Nwafor, told the court she had refunded ₦24 million to the complainant and was working to settle the remaining balance. He requested a short adjournment to resolve the matter, saying the nominal complainant agreed to prevail on the EFCC to drop the case if the balance was paid.
The EFCC’s prosecuting counsel, S.I. Suleiman, opposed the request, stating that the Federal Government of Nigeria is the complainant in the case. He applied for a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in a correctional facility pending trial.
Justice Dipeolu ordered that Okoro be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of her bail application. The matter was adjourned to June 5, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
The case marks one of the high-profile fraud prosecutions involving a social media personality in Nigeria this year.
This is a developing story. More updates to follow.
