By Felicia Odom 10.4.2026
Social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka Okoro a.k.a Blessing CEO has trouble knocking on her door as the makeup artist Deborah Mbara she allegedly used her breast cancer diagnosis to solicit for funds has filed a petition against her at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to reports, S.M. Anyanwu & Co. lawyers for Miss Mbara filed the petition on April 8, 2026, accusing Blessing CEO of cyberbullying, forgery, and orchestrating a multi-million naira fundraising scam.
In the petition it was also alleged that Blessing CEO exploited Deborah’s health crisis to defraud well-meaning Nigerians of over N300 million.
“The fraudster used the altered report to defraud innocent Nigerians who donated well over ₦300 million for fake Stage 4 cancer,” the petition reads in part.
The family’s lawyer described the ordeal as painful, adding that while Deborah was fighting for her life, Blessing CEO allegedly used her identity and falsified medical data to solicit donations into private accounts, none of which were remitted to the patient.
The petition also accused the influencer of cyberbullying Deborah and her relatives when they began raising questions about discrepancies in the fundraising campaign.
A copy of the document bears a “received” stamp from the EFCC chairman’s office at the agency’s Abuja headquarters, also dated April 8, 2026.
The family also demanded the influencer’s immediate arrest and prosecution for what they call a “heartless” exploitation of a life-threatening illness.
Blessing CEO stirred the honest nest in March when she claimed that she has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. The report was allegedly issued by Xinus Medical Diagnostics and signed by a consultant pathologist, O.A. Odigwe.
However, the diagnostic centre refuted the claim, stating that the original document had been issued to Deborah in May 2025 and had subsequently been altered.