Money laundering case adjourned as Eezee Tee seeks ‘last chance’ for settlement

The high court in Ikeja, Lagos, has fixed September 26 to hear the lawsuit against Eezee Tee, the music promoter.

In a post via X, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed it arraigned Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod and his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, on May 7 on a seven-count charge.

 

The charges included foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering, which amounted to $397,106.

 

“That you, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod and Eezee Global Concepts Limited, sometime in June 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, not being an authorized buyer of foreign exchange currency appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria under Section 5(1) of Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act CAP F34 LFN 2004 negotiated a foreign exchange transaction to wit: the Naira equivalent of the sum of $52,895.00 (Fifty Two Thousand, Eight Hundred Ninety Five USD) with Mr. Oladotun Olaobaju Mureke and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 5 and 29(1)(c) of the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act Cap F34 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 29(2) of the same Act,” the counts read in part.

 

During the hearing, Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, prosecution counsel, presented Mohammed Timta as its first witness.

 

Chikaosolu Ojukwu, Eezee’s counsel, said that the promoter was “on the verge of reaching an agreement” and prayed for “one last chance”.

 

Ojukwu further said that if both parties failed to reach an agreement, the case would move forward, and a full trial would begin.

 

“If we are unable to reach a resolution, the prosecution will commence trial,” he said.

 

Eezee Tee has been in legal trouble since Mercy Chinwo, a former signee of his label, accused of contract fraud.

 

The gospel singer claimed Ezee Tee secretly replaced an original contract she signed in 2017 with a different one without her consent.

 

She also claimed the label exploited her, alleging that Onyedikachukwu diverted approximately $345,000 from her digital platforms and events without disclosing the transactions and remitting her share.