Blessing CEO Remanded For Alleged N69.15m Scam, Gets N10m Bail in previous case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has taken social media influencer Okoro Blessing, better known as Blessing CEO, before a Lagos Special Offences Court over an alleged fraud of N69.15 million. The anti-graft agency confirmed on Tuesday that she was arraigned before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on a fresh two-count charge that borders on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.
According to EFCC, Blessing CEO allegedly collected N69.15 million from Hope Chiropractic Health Clinic Limited. The commission said she did this by falsely presenting herself as the owner of a property at No. 1 Tunbosun Osobu Street, Lekki, which she then leased to the clinic for five years. The prosecution also accused her of converting the money to her personal use.
Count one of the charge states that on or about March 21, 2025, in Lagos, Blessing CEO used false pretence and intent to defraud to make Hope Chiropractic Health Clinic Limited pay her N69,150,000. The charge adds that she claimed the property at No. 1 Tunbosun Osobu Street, Lekki, belonged to her and was leased for five years, a claim the EFCC says she knew was false. This offence is contrary to Section 1(2) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act.
Count two alleges that on the same date, March 21, 2025, she dishonestly converted the N69,150,000 belonging to Hope Chiropractic Health Clinic Limited to her own use. The EFCC says this amounts to stealing under Section 280(2) and is punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
When proceedings began, prosecution counsel C.C. Okezie asked the court to continue with the arraignment, arguing that the defendant had been properly served with the charges. Defence counsel Nkama Nneka countered that the service was only done recently. Justice Oshodi ruled that the arraignment should go ahead according to law, after which the charges were read to her.
Blessing CEO pleaded not guilty to both counts. After her plea, the prosecution requested a trial date and asked the court to remand her in EFCC custody pending another arraignment scheduled for June 10, 2026, before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over a separate alleged fraud case. The judge remanded her in EFCC custody and adjourned the matter until July 16, 2026, for hearing of her bail application and start of trial.
In a related development on Tuesday, Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, granted Blessing CEO bail set at N10 million in a different case involving an alleged N36 million fraud. The court directed that she provide two sureties for the same amount, with one of them required to be a family member. The sureties must submit proof of employment, Bank Verification Number, National Identification Number, valid phone numbers, international passports, tax clearance certificates for the last two years, and six passport photographs.
The influencer was previously arraigned by EFCC on a separate two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence and stealing involving N36 million. She had pleaded not guilty in that matter as well.
