EFCC arraigns Mercy Chinwo’s ex-manager for fraud, money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, brought music promoter Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, known as Eezee Tee, to court for alleged foreign exchange fraud and money laundering, alongside his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited.
ThankGod, who is facing an amended seven-count charge, is accused of engaging in foreign exchange malpractice and laundering a total of $397,106 (Three Hundred and Ninety-Seven Thousand, One Hundred and Six U.S. Dollars).
The case, which was initially before Justice Owoeye, has been reassigned to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Among the charges, one reads: “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 authorised foreign exchange dealer appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, negotiated a foreign exchange transaction involving the naira equivalent of $52,895 with Mr. Oladotun Olaobaju Mureke, thereby committing an offence under the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act Cap F34 LFN 2004.”
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Another charge alleges that: “That you, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod and Eezee Global Concepts Limited, sometime in 2024 in Lagos, failed to submit a declaration to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering concerning activities involving the sum of $137,383 deposited into Eezee Global Concepts Limited’s Zenith Bank account, committing an offence under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
ThankGod pleaded “not guilty” to all charges.
Following his plea, prosecution lawyer Bilkisu Buhari-Bala requested a trial date and sought to have the defendant remanded in a correctional facility.
In this arraignment, the EFCC dropped its initial allegations of fraudulent conversion of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo’s earnings against EeZee Global Concept and focused on his non-disclosure of his company’s financial transactions.
The EFCC had earlier accused the CEO of EeZee Global Concept Ltd of misappropriating proceeds belonging to Chinwo.
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