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EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO again over alleged ₦13m fake cancer fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has again arraigned social media influencer and self-acclaimed relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, also known as Blessing CEO, over alleged ₦13 million fraud.

She was arraigned on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, by the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2.

—Six-count charge filed–

The EFCC filed a fresh six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and retaining proceeds to the tune of ₦13,000,000 against her.

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

—Fake Stage 4 cancer claim—

According to the EFCC, petitioners made donations to the defendant after her social media posts claiming she was battling Stage 4 breast cancer and seeking financial support for treatment.

She was later discovered to have allegedly falsified the document she presented to members of the public.

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