Court remands Blessing CEO over alleged N13 million cancer donation fraud

Lagos, Nigeria – Media personality and self-styled relationship coach Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, is facing serious charges of fraud. A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered her remand at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the perfection of her bail conditions.

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I'm facing three charges with EFCC. The third is the cancer drama involving N13 million donated, with the girl claiming I doctored her test result.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the 36-year-old on a six-count charge. The accusations center on obtaining money by false pretenses and retaining proceeds allegedly linked to a fundraising campaign where she claimed to be battling stage-four breast cancer. The anti-graft agency stated that the charges arose from petitions submitted by various individuals and groups, including the Nigeria Cancer Society.

Reports indicate that Blessing CEO announced her cancer diagnosis and solicited public funds in April, confirming she received N13 million. However, following allegations of a doctored cancer report and public demand for refunds, she later issued an apology. The EFCC alleges that documents supporting her fundraising claims were falsified.

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I pleaded not guilty to all the charges after spending 26 days in EFCC custody. I have now been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre while my bail is being perfected.

Despite the charges, Blessing Okoro has maintained her innocence. She confirmed her remand and stated she pleaded not guilty to all counts after spending 26 days in EFCC custody. "I have now been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre while my bail is being perfected," she wrote. Okoro expressed optimism about overcoming the legal challenges, viewing the situation as a potential "breakthrough" and thanking the EFCC for the "free publicity."

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If God wants to use you, He puts you through fire like Yakubu so that I will manage, because this story is my biggest breakthrough. Watch God turn this into a big stepping stone. Thank you to EFCC for the free publicity. Make me your brand ambassador, but you’ll have to pay me so I can educate people about crime.