Blessing CEO Faces Police, EFCC Probes Over Alleged Fraud, Forgery

Social media personality Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, is under investigation by the police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following allegations of fraud and forgery.

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed receipt of a petition on the matter, while the anti-graft agency says it has begun looking into allegations of financial misconduct linked to the influencer.

The controversy stems from accusations that Okoro falsified a cancer diagnosis and used a doctored medical report to solicit donations from the public.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Delta State, Edefa Bright, told Saturday PUNCH, “We acknowledge the petitions; we are waiting for the complainants to come and give us their statement. We will thereafter investigate.”

Similarly, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said, “There was a petition submitted; we received it and we are going to look into it. Whatever comes out of our findings will determine our next line of action.”

The Nigerian Medical Association in Delta State has since disowned the histology report linked to Okoro. The association stated that the document was originally issued on May 9, 2025, by Xinus Medical Diagnostics in Asaba to a breast cancer survivor, Deborah Mbara, following a referral for a confirmatory test.

Mbara later accused Okoro of doctoring her medical report to raise funds from the public. She explained that she met Okoro in 2025 while working as her make-up artist and later shared her medical report after Okoro requested to compare it with hers.

Okoro has since retracted her claim of having stage four cancer during an interview with social media influencer Egungun of Lagos. She admitted raising N13 million from the public but insisted she owed no one an apology.

Following the development, Mbara, through her lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, filed a petition before the EFCC. The lawyer alleged that Okoro generated over N300 million from the purported scheme.

“Our findings show she received over N300 million. She moved the funds from a GTBank account to another bank. That account was opened solely for this purpose,” Anyanwu said.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Monday Ubani, described the alleged act as a criminal offence and called for prosecution. “That is clear deception and obtaining by false pretence which is a crime. She should be prosecuted,” he said.

The Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has indicated readiness to testify if invited during the investigation. The Nigerian Cancer Society also condemned the false claims and urged security agencies to probe the matter.

Efforts to reach Blessing Okoro for comment were unsuccessful as her telephone line was not reachable, and messages sent to her had not received a response as of the time of filing this report.