Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court
sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday, June 20, 2025, adjourned till September 26,
2025 further hearing in the case involving a music promoter, Ezekiel
Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, also known as Eezee Tee.
ThankGod, alongside his company, Eezee Global Concepts
Limited, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, on
an amended seven-count charge bordering on alleged foreign exchange
malpractice and money laundering to the tune of $397,106 USD( Three Hundred and
Ninety Seven Thousand, One Hundred and Six United States Dollars).
The defendant was previously standing trial
before Justice Owoeye of the Federal High Court Ikoyi before the matter was
reassigned to Justice Aneke.
One of the counts against the defendant reads: “That
you, EZEKIEL ONYEDIKACHUWU 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.”
At the resumed hearing on Friday, prosecution counsel,
Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, presented its first witness, Mohammed Timta.
However, the defence counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu SAN,
stated that the defence was “on the verge of reaching an agreement” and prayed
for “one last chance. “
He also stated that “if we are unable to reach a
resolution, the prosecution will commence trial.”
Consequently, the Judge adjourned the case till
September 26, 2025.
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