The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned well-known music promoter Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, popularly called Eezee Tee, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Eezee Tee and his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, are facing a refiled seven-count amended charge involving alleged breaches of foreign exchange laws and money laundering totaling $397,106.
The case, originally filed before Justice Owoeye, was reassigned to Justice Aneke for continuation.
One of the charges alleges that in June 2023, the defendant, not being a licensed foreign exchange dealer authorized by the Central Bank of Nigeria, negotiated a forex deal worth $52,895 with one Mr. Oladotun Olaobaju Mureke, violating provisions of the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act.
Another charge claims that in 2024, Eezee Global Concepts failed to file a declaration of its activities with the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML), during which the company received a total of $137,383 into its Zenith Bank account—an offence under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
When the charges were read, ThankGod pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting counsel Bilkisu Buhari-Bala requested a trial date and asked that the defendant be remanded in custody. However, defence lawyer Chikaozolu Ojukwu, SAN, urged the court to grant bail on lenient terms and allow his client to remain in his care until trial.
Buhari-Bala opposed the bail request, citing a counter-affidavit by EFCC investigator Mohammed Adamu, which noted that the defendant had evaded previous attempts at service and ignored multiple invitations despite being on administrative bail.
In response, the court adjourned the ruling on the bail application to May 9, 2025, but temporarily released the defendant to his lawyer’s custody.