Blessing CEO Faces Fresh N13 Million Fraud Charges Over Alleged False Cancer Claim

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on 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.
She was brought before Justice Yelim Bogoro on a six-count charge involving obtaining money by false pretence and keeping the proceeds of an alleged unlawful act totaling N13 million.
According to the EFCC, the charges followed several petitions from individuals and organizations, including the Nigeria Cancer Society. The petitions alleged that Blessing raised N13 million from kind-hearted Nigerians after publicly claiming that she was suffering from Stage 4 breast cancer and needed money for treatment.
The EFCC said many people donated money based on that claim. However, investigations later allegedly revealed that the medical document she presented as proof of her illness was falsified.
The Commission further alleged that the N13 million was obtained under false pretences and later retained by Blessing.
This arraignment is the latest legal challenge facing Blessing CEO, who is already being prosecuted in two other criminal cases in Lagos.
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, she was arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja over an alleged N69.15 million fraud. She was charged with obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.
With this latest case, Blessing now has three separate criminal cases pending before different courts in Lagos.