The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned popular gospel music promoter, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, also known as Eezee Tee, alongside his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering offences totalling $397,106.
Eezee Tee and his company were brought before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on multiple counts bordering on unlawful foreign exchange dealings and failure to comply with statutory anti-money laundering regulations.
According to the EFCC, one of the charges involved negotiating a forex transaction amounting to $52,895 in June 2023 without authorization from the Central Bank of Nigeria, an act contrary to Section 5 and 29(1)(c) of the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous (Provisions) Act.
Another charge accused the defendants of failing to declare their financial activities to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML), despite receiving $137,383 into a company account in 2024, a violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.