The founder of EeZee Conceptz and former manager of gospel artist Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, has refuted claims of financial misconduct.
He responded when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him with stealing and issued an arrest order in his name.
Onyedikachukwu was accused by the EFCC of embezzling $345,000 in royalties that belonged to Chinwo.
Onyedikachukwu asserted his innocence and charged Chinwo with using his religious ties and law enforcement connections as weapons against him in a number of Instagram posts.
He also alleged that Chinwo had received $625,000 from him but had publicly portrayed herself as a victim of a bad contract.
“$625,000 – that is how much you have received from the eeZee concept to date. But you would prefer to insulate that part to keep deceiving people and weeping sentiments on how you signed a bad contract or had been mistreated,” he wrote.
“It’s the same deal you desperately pursued me for years and had to get third parties to impress on EeZee Conceptz to sign you.
“Despite offering a 50/50 gross earnings ratio, you are still trying to weaponize law enforcement and religious organisations to take over a catalogue you did not spend one Naira on.
“You’ve received over $625,000, but this situation persists. While claiming and singing it’s all for Jesus, your actions paint a different picture.”
Onyedikachukwu further accused Chinwo of attempting to claim ownership of a music catalogue fully funded by the label.
The singer is yet to respond to these allegations.
Mercy Chinwo is not the only former artiste to have a contractual dispute with Onyedikachukwu.
Recently, Judikay accused the label boss of theft.
She claimed he defrauded her of £800,000 by falsifying financial records and altering streaming data.
