Mercy Chinwo vs VDM: Singer’s Ex-manager Reportedly Seen Running Out of Court Premises Amid Case
- Nigerian singer Mercy Chinwo and her former music label boss Eezee Tee have an ongoing case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
- A new report claimed that during a recent court hearing, the manager was seen running out of the court premises as photos were captured
- This came after Chinwo slammed a N1.1 billion defamation lawsuit on online critic Verydarkman
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On Thursday afternoon, March 6, the case pitting gospel artist Mercy Chinwo against her former manager Ezekiel Thankgod Onyedikachukwu continued.
The record label boss, known popularly as Eezee Tee, was photographed running out of the courtroom premises after a recent adjournment.
Source: Instagram
In a report by Cable NG, the incident occurred after Alexander Owoeye, a judge of the Federal High Court in Lagos, postponed Eezee Tee's arraignment to May 14 owing to continuing administrative procedures.
As the music mogul exited the courthouse, journalists positioned themselves to film and photograph him. However, Eezee Tee took to his heels and fled, with newsmen chasing him and filming the spectacular exit.
The record label boss is currently facing charges of money laundering and dishonest conversion. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused him of laundering $340,000 and fraudulently converting monies from Chinwo's digital platforms and events.
Source: Instagram
During the court session, the prosecutor, Bilikisu Buhari, and defence counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, informed the court that they were ready to proceed with the arraignment.
However, the presiding official advised both parties that he would be unable to conduct the arraignment as scheduled due to pending administrative procedures in the case.
Chinwo reportedly accused Eezee Tee of secretly altering the original contract she signed in 2017 without her knowledge, while he accused the singer of dishonest earnings.
Mercy stated that it was Eezee who initially took legal action against her and fellow artist, Judikay. As the case progresses, all eyes are locked on this high-profile legal battle.
Legit.ng also reported that Verydarkman broke his silence on gospel singer Mercy Chinwo's legal action against him. This was after she dragged him to court for defamation of character.
The gospel artist's claims against VDM follow his involvement in her ongoing case against Eezee Tee.
In a post sighted online, the court paper dated March 3, 2025, showed that Chinwo demanded compensation to the tune of N1.1 billion from VDM for defaming her.
In a video shared on his social media pages, the critic stated that he couldn't afford to pay for the damages as he jokingly apologised to the singer.
VDM also listed the lawsuits against him and the amount involved including Femi Falana and Folarin Falana - N500 million, Prophet Jerimiah Omoto Fufeyin - N1 billion, Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia) - N500 million, Esinjemiyotan Atsepoy (Mr Jollof's wife) - N500 million, Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) - N1 billion, and the daughter of ABC Transport's founder, Ihuoma Julia Nneji (amount unspecified).
VDM's lawyer reacts to Mercy Chinwo's lawsuit
Legit.ng previously reported that Verydarkman's lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, reacted to the lawsuit against his client.
VDM's lawyer laughed at the situation, stating that his client had no money to settle any matters with anyone.
"But you are the one who used to say the rich should not use police but sue the fellow Now dem don sue your client, you come dey complain," a netizen responded.
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Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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