Court has granted ‘relationship expert’ Blessing CEO N10m bail.
Glamtush reports that a High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted bail to self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, for alleged cyber-bullying.
The Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) detained Blessing CEO on Thursday as a result of her involvement in the case of Lagos celebrity auto dealer Ikechukwu Ogbonna, a.k.a IVD, and his late wife, Bimbo Ogbonna.
She was arraigned on a six-count charge of alleged cyberbullying, libel and for exhibiting uncensored movies.
In a court sitting on Friday, Justice Yelim Bogoro remanded her in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services, NCoS, till the 30th of May for a hearing of her bail application.
However, during the hearing of the case on Tuesday, her lawyer filed a bail application before Justice Tijjani Ringim of the Federal High Court, where she was granted N10 million bail in the absence of opposition from the prosecution, with two sureties in like sum.
Recall that Blessing CEO was accused of using her Instagram handle, officialblessingceo, to harm the reputation of Folashade Samuels and the late Bimbo Ogbonna by subjecting them to hatred, disdain, and môckery.
The police also alleged that she exhibited a film and video work titled “Sweet Sour” without obtaining a censorship certificate or holding a license issued by the National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB).
