Blessing Okoro, also known as Blessing CEO, a relationship therapist, has been placed on remand in custody by the Federal High Court of Lagos.
Following Blessing CEO’s arraignment by the police for alleged cyberbullying and libel, the court remanded her on Friday, March 31.
The originator of the content was held in custody until Judge Yelim Bogoro could hear her bail request on May 30 at the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS).
Police filed six counts against the defendant for suspected cyberbullying, libel, and showing uncut videos.
Okoro of Lekki, Lagos, “intentionally sent messages using her Instagram handle @officialblessingceo to bully, threaten, and harass one Folashade Samuels, a.k.a. Mamajazz, a younger sister to the late Bimbo Ogbonna,” according to prosecution counsel Rotshang Faith Dimka of the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Also, Blessing CEO was charged with spreading hate, contempt, and ridicule at Folashade Samuels and the late Bimbo Ogbonna through the use of her Instagram account, @officialblessingceo.
Also, the National Cinema & Video Censors Board accused her of exhibiting a film and video production called “Sweet Sour” without getting a censorship certificate or possessing a license from the agency (NFVCB).
The following are some of the communications that the defendant is said to have sent, according to the police:
We should inquire about Mamajazz’s father. Their father had the exact same problem with their mother Ebele, and he fled for his life. The fault of IVD was that he lacked the courage to flee.
“The family of late Bimbo is after IVD’’s properties and life. Especially her elder sister Mamajazz. Bimbo and IVD are well-known people in Lagos and it’s not a hidden fact that even in their estate that Bimbo is violent. Everybody knows how she breaks a bottle on her husband’s head on a daily .. Bimbo killed herself and has always wanted to kill herself right from childhood. Evidence loading. All the voice notes and evidence will be on my YouTube and Facebook. Subscribe,”
“I will ask Mamajazz, the late Bimbo’s sister few questions…where (sic) you in (sic) talking terms with your sister before (she) died? Are you owing your late sister 18 million? Did she block you before her death? Do you even like your sisters’ children?? Answers this question because | will slam the internet with raw facts and evidence.”
“I am stepping into the case as the official relationship therapist of IVD… Will drop all the evidence that IVD did not kill his wife or even hurt her. The late Bimbo was the violent person and suicidal victim…”
The defendant’s acts, according to the police, breached Section 375 of the Criminal Code Act and Section 24 (2)(a)(1) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015.
Moreover, they violated Section 33 of the NFVCB Act, 2004.
On her end, Okoro entered a not-guilty plea.
Remember that a fire that broke out at their Lekki home last year claimed the life of Bimbo, the wife of famous auto dealer Ikechukwu Ogbonna in Lagos (also known as IVD).
Ogbonna, 37, is currently being tried for her death at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja.
In suit number LD/21055C/23, the Lagos State Government charged the defendant with one count of involuntary manslaughter.