The Federal High Court, Lagos has granted social media influencer, Blessing Okoro, better known as Blessing CEO, N10 million bail for alleged cyber-bullying.
Blessing CEO was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command before Justice Yelim Bogoro on six count charges bordering on alleged cyber-bullying, libel, and exhibiting uncensored movies.
During the hearing on Tuesday, April 4, the influencer’s lawyer filed a bail application before Justice Tijjani Ringim of the Federal High Court in Lagos on her behalf which the police did not oppose to the bail application.
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On the bail conditions, the police urged the court to use its discretion, the judge granted Blessing CEO bail in absence of opposition.
She was admitted to N10 million bail each with two sureties in like sum.
Police prosecutor, Rotshang Faith Dimka, in a piece of proof information filed before the court, stated that Blessing CEO intentionally sent messages using her Instagram handle @officialblessingceo on October 16, 2022, to bully, threaten and harass one Folashade Samuels, a.k.a Mamajazz, a younger sister to the late Bimbo Ogbonna.”
The police also accused the blogger of using her Instagram handle @officialblessingceo, to harm the reputation of Folashade Samuels and the late Bimbo Ogbonna, by exposing them to hatred, contempt, and ridicule.
Okoro had pleaded not guilty.
Following her no-guilty plea, Justice Bogoro ordered she should be remanded at Nigerian Correctional Services Custodial Centre till May 30 for the hearing of her bail application.
The late Bimbo, the wife of a Lagos celebrity car dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD, died last year in a fire incident at their residence in Lekki, it was reported.
However, Ogbonna, the 37- year- old car dealer, is on trial at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja in connection with her death.
The defendant was arraigned on a one-count of involuntary manslaughter in suit No LD/21055C/23 preferred against him by the Lagos State Government.
