In a late-night Twitter thread, singer Chike publicly accused Chioma Nneoma Ochibili of robbing him of $20,000 in a purported fraudulent business arrangement.
Early on Monday, March 16, Nigerian artist Chike publicly accused a woman named
Chioma Nneoma Ochibili of fraud on X (previously Twitter). The singer said that
what he thought was a legitimate business transaction turned out to be a fraud,
costing him $20,000 and possibly affecting several others, in a series of posts
that continued throughout the night.
People began discussing the specifics of the purported fraud as soon as the
posts, which contained the woman's full name and photo, went viral.
He followed up by posting her picture with a similar caption, urging anyone who had given her money to ask for it back. He put the total amount allegedly lost across multiple people at $50,000, describing his own share as $20,000 and blaming himself for not spotting the scam earlier. About an hour later, he added, "OG will have a heart attack when he sees this in the morning", a remark we can interpret as a reference to others who contributed to the remaining amount.
The posts, which included the woman's picture and full name, quickly gained traction online with people debating the details of the alleged fraud.
The posts began at 12:14 AM with what many initially read as a cryptic message. "Chioma Nneoma Ochibili? So you are a thief?" he wrote, adding that she had told him she was running a business when, according to him, "her business is to survive on your money."
After hours of speculation from onlookers trying to piece together the full picture, Chike returned with a clearer explanation. "Do not get distracted. The focus is not about the amount of money," he wrote. "Whatever business Chioma sells to you is not the issue. The big issue here is that the business does not even exist, which then equates to fraud."
He clarified that his tweets were intended to alert others who might be in a position to conduct business with her rather than to reclaim the money, which he claimed he was already pursuing through other channels.As of the time of writing, Chioma Nneoma Ochibili had not responded to the accusations in public. We will keep you informed about any developments pertaining to the contentious matters.
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