Relationship influencer Blessing Okoro, known as Blessing CEO, has reportedly left Kirikiri Medium Security Prison in Lagos. Though no court or EFCC statement confirms her release.
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala announced it on Instagram on October 24, 2026. She shared a video call in which Blessing CEO sits in a vehicle and speaks in a relaxed mood. Ogala wrote: “Blessing ceo is finally out thank you Jesus.”
Her husband also posted her on his Instagram story with the caption: “we enter lion’s den but lion no chop us.”
Blessing CEO had stayed in custody since June 2026. The EFCC arraigned her on June 9 in three cases. Two cases involve tenancy disputes over Lekki properties, for ₦36 million and ₦69.15 million. The third involves about ₦13 million in donations from people who say she claimed to have stage 4 cancer. The cases total more than ₦105 million. She pleaded not guilty to every charge.
Courts granted her bail, but she did not meet the conditions. The Federal High Court in Lagos set bail at ₦10 million in the ₦36 million case. In July, the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, led by Justice Rahman Oshodi, set bail at ₦20 million with two sureties in the ₦69.15 million case. Reports blame problems with the surety arrangements for her long stay. Her lawyer has said she refunded much of the ₦36 million.
Her second son, Bryan, died while she was in custody. She later said she did not authorise Amira Agiye to announce his death or to raise money in her name. Agiye’s appeal had asked for ₦56 million.
Comedian Princewill visited her in prison on October 20 and asked human rights groups and the Lagos State government to review her situation. He noted that at least one of the disputed sums has already been returned.
The release does not end her legal trouble. The ₦69.15 million trial continues at the Ikeja court on October 26. At the October 12 hearing, businessman Dr Onuoha Okeigwe testified that he paid ₦69.15 million for a five-year lease on a Lekki property. He said she did not own it.
Social media users split over the news. One commenter wrote: “Thank God for her life.” Another said: “Welcome back and rest in peace to your son.” Others focused on her conduct. One wrote: “She better get sense now o.” Another said: “Give her two months she will commit another crime again.” One X user pointed out that freedom does not close the court case.
The EFCC has not commented on the reported release.
