Relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, has been remanded in prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The court on Friday, 31st March remanded Blessing CEO following her arraignment by the police over alleged cyber-b¥llying and libel. The controversial content creator was remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) until May 30 for the hearing of her bail application by Justice Yelim Bogoro.
The defendant was arraigned by the police on six-count of alleged cyber-b¥llying, libel, and exhibiting uncensored movies. Prosecution counsel Rotshang Faith Dimka of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, said Okoro of Lekki, Lagos, on October 16, 2022, “intentionally sent messages using her Instagram handle @officialblessingceo to b¥lly, thr£aten and hara§§ one Folashade Samuels, a.k.a Mamajazz, a younger sister to the late Bimbo Ogbonna.”
In addition, Blessing CEO was accused of using her Instagram handle, @officialblessingceo, to h@r the reputation of Folashade Samuels and the late Bimbo Ogbonna by subjecting them to h@tr£d, disd@in, 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).
According to the police, some of the messages allegedly sent by the defendant included: “Let’s ask Mamajazz where her father is??? Their father had exactly the same issue with their mother Ebele and he ran away for us (sic) dear life. IVD’s crime was that he was not man enough to run… ” (Cont’d on next slide)
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