EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO over N13m raised from alleged false cancer claim

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, today June 10, arraigned self-styled relationship therapist, Blessing ‘’CEO’ Okoro, before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged fresh N13 million fraud.

Blessing was arraigned before Justice Yelim Bogoro on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and retaining the proceeds of an alleged unlawful act amounting to N13 million.

According to the anti-graft agency, the charges were filed against Blessing following multiple petitions submitted by individuals and organisations, including the Nigeria Cancer Society, alleging that Blessing amassed N13 million from good-spirited Nigerians who donated to her after she came out in public to claim she was battling Stage 4 breast cancer and needed financial assistance for treatment.

The EFCC alleged that several donors made contributions based on the representation, only for investigations to later reveal that the medical document she presented to support her claims was allegedly falsified.

The Commission said the N13 million were obtained under false pretences and subsequently retained by the defendant.

The arraignment marks the latest legal challenge for Blessing CEO, who is already facing two separate criminal prosecutions before courts in Lagos.

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, she was arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, over an alleged N69.15 million fraud. She was charged with obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.

The latest case brings to three the number of criminal charges currently pending against Blessing before different courts in Lagos.