By Monsurat Abisoye
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned social media influencer and self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, over an alleged N69.1 million fraud.
Blessing CEO was brought before Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing, amounting to N69,150,000.
At the start of the proceedings, prosecution counsel C. C. Okezie urged the court to proceed with the arraignment, stating that the defendant had already been duly served with the charge.
However, defence counsel Nkama Nneka informed the court that the service of the charge had only been recently effected.
In his ruling, Justice Oshodi held that the arraignment should proceed in accordance with the law. The charges were subsequently read to the defendant in court.
It would be recalled that Blessing CEO was earlier arraigned by the EFCC on 15 May 2026 over an alleged N36 million fraud.