Blessing CEO was arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.
Self-styled relationship therapist and social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N36 million fraud before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Blessing CEO was arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.
According to the EFCC, the social media personality allegedly obtained N36 million from one Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye under the guise of leasing a six-bedroom detached duplex located at No. 1B, Tunbosun Osobu Street, Off Kuboye Road, Lekki, in Lagos.
During proceedings, defence counsel, P.I. Nwafor, informed the court that his client had refunded N24 million to the petitioner and requested a short adjournment to allow both parties settle the outstanding balance.
