The legal walls appear to be closing in on controversial relationship coach Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO. Already under intense public fire for her questionable “Stage 4 Cancer” diagnosis, the influencer has now been hit with a formal petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦18 million house-rent fraud.
The petition, which has reportedly led to the opening of an official case file, adds a criminal dimension to the influencer’s mounting list of scandals.
According to the details of the petition, the case involves a private individual who claims to have been defrauded in a high-end real estate transaction.
Blessing allegedly collected ₦18 million from a man under the pretense of subletting her luxury apartment.
She reportedly told the victim that her landlord had significantly increased the rent, making her seek a sub-tenant to take over the space.
After the ₦18 million was transferred, the petitioner alleges that Blessing “went silent” for months, failing to provide access to the property or refund the money.
This legal development comes just weeks after Blessing CEO announced a terminal cancer diagnosis, a move that initially drew massive sympathy but quickly curdled into one of 2026’s biggest social media scandals.
Critics point out that this is not Blessing’s first brush with property-related controversy. In 2019, she famously claimed ownership of a luxury mansion belonging to businessman Onyeze Na Chimezie, leading to her arrest and a humiliating public apology.
The current EFCC petition over the ₦18 million rent scam suggests that the “Brilla” brand is now facing institutional scrutiny that goes beyond social media “dragging.”