The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned social media influencer and relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged fraud involving ₦36 million.
Blessing CEO appeared before Justice Deinde Dipeolu on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing. Prosecutors alleged that she collected the money from Mrs Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye in July 2024 under the pretext of securing the lease of a six-bedroom duplex in Lekki, Lagos.
Defence counsel, P. I. Nwafor, told the court that the defendant had refunded ₦24 million to the complainant and requested a short adjournment to settle the outstanding balance. However, prosecution counsel, Suleiman I. Suleiman, said the Federal Government was the complainant in the matter and urged the court to proceed with the arraignment.
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The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. Justice Dipeolu ordered that she be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of her bail application and adjourned the case until 5 June 2026 for trial.
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