The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have revoked the arrest warrant for the Founder, Eeze Conceptz Limited, Mr Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, who is the manager for a popular Nigerian gospel artist, Mercy Chinwo.
TheNewsGuru reports that Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court granted a warrant of arrest brought by the anti-graft agency against Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.
The arrest warrant stemmed from a petition filed by Mercy Chinwo with the EFCC, where the singer accused her manager of withholding royalties from her digital platforms and events without proper disclosure.
Chinwo further alleged that Onyedikachukwu had diverted $345,000 for her, prompting her to seek legal redress.
In response, Onyedikachukwu, through his legal counsel, Maxwell Opara, noted that Mercy Chinwo’s allegations against the him were untrue and baseless
Opara said Chinwo allegedly reneged on the record label and management contract with her label, Eeze Conceptz Limited, and presented falsehood to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against his client.
The lawyer, who clarified that Onyedikachukwu was never Chinwo’s manager, said his client was her producer who, sometimes in 2017, scouted and discovered her singing talent, developed the talent as well as promoted and brought her to the limelight in the gospel music industry.
He also said that the allegation that the embattled producer diverted the singer’s $345,000 U.S. dollars in royalties was false.