A Federal Excessive Court docket in Lagos has ordered the arrest of Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, who manages well-known gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. 

This choice was made on Thursday by Justice Alexander Owoeye after the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) requested it as a consequence of severe allegations in opposition to him.

The EFCC, represented by Mrs. Bilikisu Buhari, argued in court docket utilizing a number of authorized provisions, together with Part 35(1)(c) of the 1999 Structure and components of the Administration of Felony Justice Act, 2015. They requested for an arrest warrant to verify the supervisor appeared in court docket to reply prices of felony exercise.

The difficulty started when Mercy Chinwo complained to the EFCC that her supervisor was secretly taking cash from her earnings. She claimed that Onyedikachukwu had taken about $345,000 from her digital music revenues and occasion earnings with out giving her any share.

The court docket was informed that efforts to arrest him earlier than had failed, resulting in the necessity for this warrant. If Onyedikachukwu is just not discovered and arrested, the EFCC plans to publicly declare him needed.

After granting the arrest warrant, the court docket has set the date for Onyedikachukwu’s court docket look on January 24.