Alleged $397,106 Fraud: Court Adjourns Music Promoter Eezee Tee’s Trial To September 26

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned further proceedings in the trial of music promoter Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, popularly known as Eezee Tee, to September 26, 2025.

The adjournment followed a plea by the defence counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), who informed the court on Friday, June 20, that both parties were close to reaching a resolution and requested additional time to finalise discussions.

Eezee Tee and his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, are standing trial on a seven-count amended charge filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges border on alleged foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering involving $397,106.

The EFCC alleges that the defendant, in June 2023, illegally negotiated a foreign exchange transaction involving the naira equivalent of $52,895 with one Mr. Oladotun Olaobaju Mureke, despite not being an authorised forex dealer licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The offence is said to be in contravention of Sections 5 and 29(1)(c) of the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act, Cap F34, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, and is punishable under Section 29(2) of the same Act.

At the resumed hearing, the prosecution, led by counsel Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, opened its case and presented its first witness, Mohammed Timta.

However, the defence sought a brief adjournment to allow for the possible resolution of the matter. Justice Aneke granted the request and adjourned the trial to September 26, 2025, for either continuation or report of settlement.