The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh eight-count charge against Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly known as EeZee Tee, the CEO of EeZee Global Concept Ltd and former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.
EFCC accuses EeZee in the fresh case of alleged breaches of foreign exchange regulations and failure to report financial activities between 2022 and 2023.
The fresh case was filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Tuesday after dropping its earlier fraud allegations against the music executive.
The commission alleged that during the stated period, his company received a total of $255,436 into its corporate account.
One of the charges reads, “That you, Ezekiel Onyedikachi and EeZee Global Concept Ltd, sometime in June 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, not being an authorized buyer of foreign currency appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria under Section 5(1) of the 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 with Mr. Oladotun Olaobaju Mureke.”
The EFCC further claimed that the former manager of the popular gospel artist engaged in another forex transaction worth $18,775 with one Gift Ugochi Christopher, also outside the official forex market.
EeZee Tee pleaded not guilty to all the charges. His lead counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, informed the court that a bail application had already been filed and duly served on the EFCC.