Relationship influencer, Blessing CEO was absent from the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday after her lawyer informed the court that she had fallen ill while in custody
Blessing CEO is standing trial on a two-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged obtaining by false pretence and the alleged theft of N36 million.
When the case came up, her lawyer, P.I. Nwafuru, told the court that officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service had informed him that his client was ill and unable to attend the proceedings.
He asked for an adjournment and assured the court that a medical report would be presented at the next hearing.
Justice D.I. Dipeolu subsequently adjourned the matter until Monday, July 20, for the continuation of trial.
According to one of the charges, Blessing CEO allegedly obtained N36 million from Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye by falsely claiming she was leasing out a six-bedroom detached duplex located at No. 1B, Tunbosun Osobu Street, Off Kuboye Road, Lekki, Lagos State.
The charge reads:
“That you, OKORO BLESSING NKIRUKA, between July 14 and 17, 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did obtain the sum of N36,000,000.00 (Thirty-six Million Naira) from Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nonye Okoye under the false pretence of leasing a six-bedroom detached duplex situated at No. 1B, Tunbosun Osobu Street, Off Kuboye Road, Lekki, Lagos State, which representation you knew to be false, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
The EFCC also alleged that she converted the money to her personal use. However, Blessing CEO pleaded not guilty to the charges when she was arraigned in May and has continued to deny the allegations.
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