Blessing CEO Remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Center

Social media influencer and self‑styled relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, better known as Blessing CEO, announced that she has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos after her arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The announcement came in a Facebook post she shared on Wednesday, shortly after she appeared before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.

She stated that she pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against her following 26 days of EFCC custody.

“I have now been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Center pending when I perfect my bail,” she wrote, adding that she remained in high spirits despite the development.

Blessing CEO said that some of the allegations stem from tenancy disputes involving sums of N36 million and N69 million, and she maintains that she did not sell any houses through her office.

She also referenced a separate case involving donations allegedly made after she claimed to be battling cancer, saying she would provide details after the legal proceedings concluded.

She noted that this is her second remand at the facility, recalling her 2022 detention over allegations of defamation and cyberbullying.

Despite the legal challenges, she expressed optimism that the situation would ultimately work in her favour, thanked supporters for standing by her, and urged them to keep her in their prayers.

On the same day, the EFCC announced that it had arraigned Blessing CEO before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N13 million fraud.

The anti‑graft agency said the defendant was charged with six counts of obtaining money by false pretence and retaining proceeds allegedly linked to fraudulent activities.

The charges followed petitions from individuals and groups, including the Nigeria Cancer Society.

The commission alleged that some members of the public donated to Blessing CEO after she posted on social media that she was battling Stage 4 breast cancer and sought financial assistance for treatment.

It further alleged that investigations later revealed that documents she presented in support of the claim were falsified.

Blessing CEO pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the court ordered her remand pending the perfection of her bail conditions. The case was adjourned for further proceedings.

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