EFCC Arraigns Mercy Chinwo’s Ex-Manager Eezee Tee, Firm For Alleged $397, 106 Forex Fraud, Money Laundering 

EFCC on Wednesday arraigned Mercy Chinwo’s ex-manager Eezee Tee and his firm for alleged $397, 106 forex fraud and money laundering.

Glamtush reports that the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, May 7, arraigned a music promoter, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, popularly known as Eezee Tee before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos

This news platform understands that ThankGod, alongside his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, is standing trial on an amended seven-count charge bordering on alleged foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering to the tune of $397,106 (Three Hundred and Ninety Seven, 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 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 ) 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.”