A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the money laundering and foreign exchange malpractice case against music executive Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, popularly known as Eezee Tee, to September 26, 2025, following a request by the defence for more time to reach a possible settlement.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on May 7 arraigned Eezee Tee and his label, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, on a seven-count charge bordering on illegal foreign exchange transactions and laundering $397,106.
According to the EFCC, the charges stemmed from alleged unauthorized forex dealings with Oladotun Olaobaju Mureke and violations of the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions Act.
One of the charges read:
“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… negotiated a foreign exchange transaction to wit: the Naira equivalent of the sum of $52,895…”
At Friday’s hearing, Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, counsel for the EFCC, presented Mohammed Timta as the agency’s first witness.
However, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), counsel to Eezee Tee, urged the court to allow “one last chance” to finalise settlement talks, noting that both parties were on the verge of reaching a resolution.
“If we are unable to reach a resolution, the prosecution will commence trial,” Ojukwu said.
The case was adjourned to September 26, 2025, to allow for further developments in the negotiation.
This legal battle comes amid a separate controversy involving gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, a former signee of Eezee Tee’s label. The singer has accused him of contract manipulation and financial exploitation, alleging that he diverted over $345,000 from her digital earnings and performances without proper disclosure or remittance.
