He returned over a decade later to Nigeria shortly before the release of his first album Son of the Soil in 2006 which featured the smash hit My Name is Ikechukwu.
Son of the Soil was followed by Life and Times of Killz Volume 1 which featured production by Don Jazzy and an appearance by DBanj and Wande Coal and frequent collaborator Naeto C. His hit single "My name is Ikechukwu" from the Son of the Soil charted at No.1 in the East, in Lagos and Abuja for 21, 6 and 5 weeks respectively.
He made his debut on the big screen in a short feature written produced and directed by Walter Taylaur's The Wages.
It went on to garner critical acclaim, selected for screening at AFRIFF 2014 and subsequently winning best short feature at the AMVCA'S in 2015.
In 2017, he returned to the cast of the sequel The Wedding Party 2[2] In 2019, Ikechukwu released another single, Nnukwu Azu.