The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, arraigned social media influencer and relationship coach, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged N69.15 million fraud.
Blessing CEO was brought before Justice R.A. Oshodi on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing the sum of N69,150,000.
At the commencement of proceedings, prosecution counsel, C.C. Okezie, urged the court to proceed with the arraignment, maintaining that the defendant had been duly served with the charge. However, defence counsel, Nkama Nneka, informed the court that service had only recently been effected.
Justice Oshodi subsequently ruled that the arraignment should proceed in line with the law, after which the charges were read to the defendant.
According to the EFCC, Blessing CEO allegedly induced Hope Chiropractic Health Clinic Limited to part with N69.15 million by falsely claiming ownership of a property located at No. 1 Tunbosun Osobu Street, Lekki, which she purportedly leased to the company for a five-year period.
The anti-graft agency alleged that the representation was false and was made with intent to defraud. The Commission further accused the defendant of dishonestly converting the N69.15 million belonging to the company to her personal use.
The offences are said to contravene provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act as well as the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
When the charges were read, the defendant pleaded not guilty.
Following her plea, the prosecution requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in EFCC custody pending her scheduled arraignment before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi on June 10, 2026, in connection with another alleged fraud case.
Justice Oshodi thereafter ordered that the defendant be remanded in EFCC custody and adjourned the matter until July 16, 2026, for the hearing of her bail application and commencement of trial.
In a related development, Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, granted Blessing CEO bail on Tuesday in a separate N36 million fraud case.
The court admitted her to bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties must be a family member and is required to provide proof of employment, a Bank Verification Number (BVN), National Identification Number (NIN), and a valid phone number.
The court also directed the sureties to submit valid international passports, tax clearance certificates for the last two years, and six passport photographs.
Blessing CEO is facing a separate two-count charge in the Federal High Court, where she is also accused of obtaining money by false pretence and stealing N36 million. The case is being prosecuted by the EFCC.
