On Friday, ustice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, postponed further proceedings in the case of Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, often known as Eezee Tee, a music promoter and former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, until September 26, 2025.
A seven-count amended indictment brought by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, is pending trial against ThankGod and his business, Eezee Global Concepts Limited.
Allegations of money laundering involving several hundred thousand dollars and foreign currency malpractice are part of the charges.
The case was transferred to Justice Aneke for further proceedings after being first arraigned before Justice Owoeye in the same court.
According to one of the allegations, the defendant allegedly violated the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act by negotiating a foreign exchange transaction with an individual while not being an authorized foreign exchange dealer allowed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Mohammed Timta was the first witness called by the prosecution, which was headed by Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, at the hearing on Friday.
Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, the defense attorney, told the court that the parties were almost at a resolution and asked for more time to complete the talks. He went on to say that if the talks didn’t work out, the prosecution would go to trial.
The request was granted by Justice Aneke after the submissions, and the case was postponed to September 26, 2025, for another hearing.
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