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Victor Okafor (EZEGO), -The Story Of Nigeria's King Of Money

Mention Victor Okafor and no one will twitch a muscle. But mention EZEGO, King of Money and you will see the eyes of many Nigerians light up with excitement. He would have been one of Africa’s billionaires.




 He was fair-skinned, spoke softly and warm smiles danced on his chubby cheeks accentuated by a not-too-bushy moustache. He was relatively very young but as at that time, he was very well-known and duly respected in the Nigerian business society.

Here is the story of a man of many sides, Chief Victor Nnamdi Okafor, the Eze Ego (King of Money) I of Ihiala aka Udu Bunch aka The Young Millionaire, the Igbo tycoon who died tragically at a time he was to be celebrating his birthday.



EARLY DAYS, EDUCATION AND GROWING UP


A first son and a native of Uzoakwa, Ihiala in Anambra State, the late Ezego was born on the 25th of December, 1964. Ezego’s story is often touted as one of the classic rags-to-riches stories in Nigeria. He had his primary school education at the Uzoakwa Primary School but he was forced to drop out in the secondary school, Abbot Boys’ Secondary School, Ihiala and eventually took to business.
His childhood was a very traumatic one and at a point, his own father reportedly disowned him when he was nabbed for being a member of a robbery gang that showed Onitsha traders hell on earth .


THE ESCAPE, BUSINESS AND MAKING MONEY


While some of his fellow gangsters were caught and punished, Ezego fled to Umumeni Village where his angry father was said to have driven him out. From there, he went to Umuduru, his mother’s village. However, things were not rosy for him at Umuduru and in 1989, he decided to move to Lagos where he joined a mentor. What happened years after that remain shrouded in mystery but the next time the world would be hearing of Ezego, he was already a multimillionaire, one of the crème de la crème of Lagos.


In Lagos, he set up the Ezego Shopping Complex on Allen Avenue (there was also a branch in Abuja) and also the Ezego Plaza on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road. From these spots, he operated and controlled one of the biggest electronics store in Nigeria. His other companies were Vic-Winners International Limited, Ezego Nigeria Limited, Ezego Holdings Limited, Vitex Zinc Co. Limited and Ezego Properties Limited.


HIS WEALTH AND PROPERTY

Ezego built houses, villas and mansions all over the country, one of which was an made of glass. All his real estate as at 1999 outside Ihiala was put at about half a billion naira.
The expansive mansion that served as his country home in Ihiala was worth another N500 million with the marble used for the walls imported from Italy.



A LOVER OF CARS


As at the time Ezego was alive, he had one of the largest private car garages in all of Africa. He loved cars and was always purchasing the latest ones stocking his garages at Ihiala and Lagos. A car freak of the first class, his garage alone was valued at almost one billion naira. He once dropped N14 million to acquire just two posh cars: a Sedan Lincoln Continental Mark 8 and a Mercedes Benz R230 convertible from Moontrends, owned by Tayo Ayeni.
Actually, as at the time of his death, he left behind countless state-of-the-art cars, 70 houses all over Nigeria and overseas and over N10 billion naira in his bank account.


LOVE, FAMILY, ROMANCE AND MARRIAGE


He was married to the fair-complexioned and beautiful Laurita Nkechi, a princess from Akata in Imo State and the marriage produced eight children. Following the death of her husband, Princess Nkechi relocated from Ajao Estate where she had stayed with her husband to Lekki. As at December 2013, it was reported by Nigeria Business Guide that she was taking her husband’s business empire to greater heights with her children in top universities around the globe.
By the way, Ezego’s first son was from a Japanese woman. He also fathered kids with other women apart from his wife, Nkechi.

On Thursday, 14th March, 2002, there was a case (Suit Number CA/E/166M/2000) before the Court of Appeal, Enugu Judicial Division and it was between ezego’s wife and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on one hand as the appellants and Mrs. Elizabeth Onedibe, Citizens International Bank Limited, Zenith International Bank Limited and Diamond Bank Limited on the other hand as the respondents. ezego had his accounts with these three banks.



HIS DEATH


On the 25th of December, 1999, death came knocking on ezego’s door. But, he was not even aware in the slightest. ezego’s birthday was on the 25th of December and it was his usual tradition to storm Ihiala, his hometown every Christmas for the double celebration (actually, it was a triple celebration: his birthday, Christmas and the New Year). His kinsmen and women in Ihiala eagerly awaited his annual homecoming which meant a lot of goodies for everyone. And so it was that fateful December of 1999. ezego and everyone in his family were in high spirits and plans were fully made for the trip back home.


Ezego was in the habit of storming the sleepy, rustic hometown of Ihiala, impressing his people with his legendary wealth and affluence. Thus, the 1999 edition was no different. The whole of Nigeria would know that ezego was in town. Some of the most sought-after musicians in the world’s most populous black nation were billed to entertain the guests at the most exciting galore of the year. Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti and his Positive Force Band were billed to dazzle the guests and rock the community to its very foundation.

To show how serious ezego took the party, the moneybag personally visited the Afrikan Shrine to meet Femi Anikulapo-Kuti in order to ensure that all went on smoothly. The party was billed to start from the night of Christmas to the Boxing Day (26th) so ezego decided to start his trip from Lagos on the 23rd of December. But little did he know that all his efforts were in vain. He was unconsciously planning for his own funeral.

But what precisely happened? On the 23rd of December, ezego left Lagos as planned, heading towards the southeastern region of Nigeria. He took off in a most flashy style, in a convoy of six of his finest automobiles. These included a Lincoln Navigator (1999 model), limousine, blue Porsche, Lexus jeep, a Cherokee jeep and a latest Honda.

The interesting thing about that fateful trip was that ezego would normally fly to either Enugu or Port Harcourt where he would then be driven in a convoy to Ihiala. However, the fatal rates of air crashes during that period claimed to have made him change his mind. The outcome was disastrous for the mogul.

For some unknown reasons, ezego decided to get behind his Lexus jeep in the convoy and drive himself all the way from Lagos to Ihiala. But somewhere along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the first trouble reared its nasty head. Trouble started when the Cherokee’s jeep’s engine became faulty. But ezego was in a hurry and could not even entertain the idea of missing his schedule and arriving on time. So he decided to keep ‘managing’ the jeep for as long as possible. But by the time the jeep got to Asaba in Delta State, the car broke down completely in the oil-rich state. Now, things were not getting funny anymore. ezego was obviously in distress. His people were waiting for him back home so the carnival would start in earnest but here was his car that he shelled out of millions of naira for, giving him the worst headache of his life at a most unexpected moment.

But you know how dangerous Nigerian roads are. ezego did not want to leave his cherished automobile in the middle of nowhere in Asaba at the mercy of robbers. Not the car he bought with so much money. So, he bellowed at one of his boys to purchase a chain so the jeep would be towed. The lad returned with the chain, which was then attached to the faulty jeep. However, that was the beginning of his problem because ezego was said to have insisted on towing the broken-down vehicle all by himself with him driving the Lexus pulling the Cherokee. So he was in front while another of his boys was behind the wheels of the Cherokee. Well, no one was in a position to argue with the boss, so they continued their trip until that fateful moment when they reached a spot between Ozabulu and Okija on the Onitsha/Owerri Road. At that point, they were just two kilometers away from Ihiala in Anambra State, ezego’s hometown and their final destination, and that was when death decided to unveil his dreadful figure.
ezego reportedly ran into a damaged portion of the road while he was going down a steep slope and all of a sudden, he stepped on the brakes.



The driver of the Cherokee behind him was caught unawares and as he was not even prepared for the sudden stop, he suddenly rammed the Cherokee into ezego’s shiny Lexus, sending the millionaire tumbling down a deep ditch by the roadside. It must however be noted that there are some other slightly different accounts of precisely how the accident happened.

Other reports stated that it was actually the towing chain between the two jeeps that snapped, thus forcing the Cherokee at the rear to ram into ezego’s Lexus making him lost control and plunging into that horrible ditch. Immediately this happened, his convoy was thrown into a pandemonium. Those in his convoy made frantic and desperate efforts to get him out of the ditch and get him the most effective medical attention promptly. By the time they finally succeeded in getting ezego out of the ditch, he had sustained a deep gash and his face was massively puffed up, thus disfiguring his handsome face.


He was rushed to the nearby Lady of Lourdes Hospital (where ezego incidentally made a donation of N15 million naira a few years before the accident). He was still alive and stable when they brought him to the hospital and all the medical workers went into an overdrive to save the life of a man they know as a mentor and generous giver. However, things got worse and to make matters even more frightening, there was no doctor on duty. By the time a medical doctor eventually showed up, ezego was already bleeding through his mouth, he was having internal bleeding and was already in shock. All attempts to stabilize him failed.


At that point, his family members suggested that he be quickly moved to a better-equipped hospital in Port Harcourt. At this point, his tale becomes hazy as it is not known whether he finally died while he was on his way to Port Harcourt or while he was being prepared for a flight to Lagos from Port Harcourt. ezego died on the 26th, Boxing Day. He was just 34.


THE AFTERMATH


However, his community is yet to forget him. Those who were old enough to remember him still miss him sorely while those who are teenagers now barely have an idea of who he was. After ezego’s death, the same fate that befell many African entrepreneurs crept in, and his vast business empire collapsed. In December 2013, YES International! revealed that ezego’s empire had collapsed and the majestic house he built at his hometown of Uzoakwa Ihiala was a ghostly shadow of its former self:


For instance, the flowers and street lights that hitherto beautified his popular ezego Road have either been vandalized or over grown by weeds. Even some parts of the road have been washed away by erosion. The popular entrance to the inviting ezego Crescent has also lost its beauty and glory, as the heavenly trees and flowers that used to welcome visitors are gradually dying off. His magnificent country home, 15 years after his death, is seriously crying for a new look. It is also fast falling apart and begging for attention. In fact, some parts of the glass house have started falling off and decaying. Even the uncompleted duplexes inside are still the way he left them.
His pretty and very fair-complexioned wife was said to have married the family lawyer and precisely what happened to his property and estate is still a controvers.

The controversies in ezego’s life did not subside even after his death. His lawyer and the person that was responsible for the execution of his will, Barnabas Igwe was murdered in cold blood, with his wife, Abigail on the 2nd of September, 2002, barely three years after ezego’s demise. ezego’s will was thus, never read, and the exact beneficiaries are not known (at least as at January 2006). 


The Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, was called upon to investigate all leads (including ezego’s widow and a former police commissioner) relating to the murder of the Igwes but like many murder cases in Nigeria, it led to nothing useful. ....

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149 comments:

  1. The money man that reigned everywhere.

    Blood money no dey pay ooo. All wealth has been shared and made useless by families and friends.

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    1. So they were practically killing innocent people just to benefit from another man's sweat.
      My people and money.
      Who his money come epp now?

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    2. His wife later married his lawyer?
      "family lawyer"
      End time........i suspect his wife n his lawyer

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    3. So he died at 34? I use to think he was old o. This man reign sha. My aunt and her friends can talk about am when them come back from hols then.


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    4. How una take know say na blood money? Nawa o.

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    5. Stella, most of what was written on that Facebook page about Ezego are LIES and it hurts me that his memory is being disrespected like this. I know becos he and his family were CLOSE family friends with mine for YEARS. Ezego was never a ritualist, he did Yahoo Yahoo on international levels but he never killed anyone. Secondly, he was never part of any robbery gang. His father left his mom when she was pregnant with him, ezego never knew his real father, his father's mother was the only father that he knew. Victor was a very kind hearted man and helped the poor a lot that's why he was so popular in his town. His mother later remarried and had other children apart from him but he basically raised himself up by himself. The wife Nkechi never married his lawyer pls, that's a lie. That woman suffered after Ezego died becos his family were fighting for his properties with the wife. Nkechi is still a happy single mother up till now as I type, she's only focused on her kids. Ezego never died on the way to PH as claimed on the FB account, he died at the International airport in Lagos on the way to being flown out of the country for treatment sustained in the road accident. People shouldn't come here and write rubbish calling the man ritualist etc. Didnt your mothers not teach you to Respeck the dead? R.I.P Victor Okafor. May God rest your soul IJN. Amen

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    6. Thanks for the clarification- this puts things in perspective

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    7. Anon, I believe you. All I heard about(from close source)him was fraud. Never heard he did blood money.

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    8. Did you see Stella take credit for the story or didn't see the part where said copied from Facebook ?

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    9. Did you see Stella take credit for the story or didn't see the part where said copied from Facebook ?

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    10. Please Ezego's wife didn't remarry, I have met the family before. Very pretty wife.

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    11. I wonder why people were calling this man a ritualist.

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    12. Didn't he worship at Okija shrine? He had a deal but the deal was to be rich for a short time.

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    13. Anonymous 16:30...ritualist or fraudster, does it change the fact that the wealth was ill-gotten?

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    14. Anon...ritual or not. It was nit clean money obviously. And how can u be so sure about how he got his money? Did u live in their house? The article said the source of his money was unknown.It is strange though how he just became a millionaire in a shirt period without any known invention or anything.

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  2. Which long story be this na...

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  3. Life!

    This article just sent cold shivers down my spine.

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    1. Me too. Mehn, nothing dey this life o. Even his money couldn't save him from the cold grips of death. Chai! And to think he was just 34 when he accumulated all those wealth.

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    2. Eze money! This guy used to be my one of my uncle's childhood friend until he slowly started withdrawing from him and left for the US. He became wary as his source of wealth became questionable. Each time I pass by his house, that dilapidated and rusted arc at the entrance bearing his name reminds me that NOTHING LASTS FOREVER.

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    3. But this man's story is wah! Just read this article. Mehn! Legit hustle pays. The peace of mind and joy derived is priceless.

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    4. honestly the story is scary.

      i used to think *ezego* was a myth, never knew it was true.

      all this alaba men want to kill themselves unto easy wealth. may God give us the spirit of contentment

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  4. Life!

    This article just sent cold shivers down my spine.

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    1. Lol each time people ask me where are you from, then I say ihiala they would just say ndi be eze ego. (Eze ego people).
      Arusi (shrine) killed the nigga. Death was sooo knocking for him but arusi okija blocked his ear and eyes. Nigga neglected the shrine he thought his jazz could outshine the shrines own...... that's the version my dad told me.
      Another version was that's the age limit he signed for. Lol
      But seriously had it being this man is still alive he will be doing wonders. He built roads govt couldn't build.

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    2. @Sweet choco, you re truly a foul for ur comment. How old were u when he was alive? What Arusi u talking about? The problem wit most of u is just ignorance. U guys cant separate yahoo hustle to money ritual. If money ritual was that easy most Nigerians will be ritualists.
      Eze-ego was into 419 but not money ritual. Otulu like u.

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    3. Was it Arusi or Okija shrine?

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  5. Ezego was a cultist, his riches are of blood money. He died at the appointed time his cult told him he would and after death, all the wealth given by the cult are washed away. Ezego and his group where among the first patrons of okija shrine. Old story

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    1. U could be right about the appointed time; Mayb that's why he didn't want to fly and decided to travel by road and drive himself thinking he's a better driver. Hmmm

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    2. U could be right about the appointed time; Mayb that's why he didn't want to fly and decided to travel by road and drive himself thinking he's a better driver. Hmmm

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    3. Ijora you are of sound mind. He was going to fight death to live a little longer reasons he took charge of the steering. The car did not become faulty by default. All of those happenings were the signs that the hour has come. If I say all I know about Ezego, this post will burn

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    4. Ijora you are of sound mind. He was going to fight death to live a little longer reasons he took charge of the steering. The car did not become faulty by default. All of those happenings were the signs that the hour has come. If I say all I know about Ezego, this post will burn

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    5. O di egwu.Africans and their barbaric way of thinking.If there's anything like blood money, you think the poverty level in this country will be this high? Especially with this present economy? Abegii.
      Wia dem dey do the kain blood money sef? I'm interested Biko.

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    6. Of course he knew his time was up so to save his family,he chose to drive himself else he would have been at the back of one of the cars with his wife & children and they would have also perished in the accident too.

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    7. Anonymous 14:43, where you there? Only Okija shrine members know other members. Nonesense. Btw, he was never a ritualist. Stop talking trash

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    8. @sassy thanks. U get sense. The level of ignorance am reading here is amazing.

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    9. Sassy meruche, you say? There's nothing like blood money? I laugh. Even the abroad gaan you think they don't do blood money?
      How can you say there's nothing like blood money? Ask a proper warri person to gist you about otokutu bridge and what went down there, what about otokoto rituals that reigned? One chance bus survivors that tell they near death experiences, ritualistic that confess when caught, have you heard of ogboni ?.
      This has nothing to do with African mentality. Blood money is as real as the air you breathe, you know it, stop forming fake woke.

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    10. Sassy, just doesn't believe in spiritual things
      But, believe me you dearie, blood money is real
      Ndi ogu ego!
      My cousin told me a story of one girl that was seeing a very rich man like that in warri, she had a boyfriend, but was cashing on the man's money
      The man was sucking her blood
      Literally
      Few months after they started dating and having sex(they must have sex with you)
      The girl started drying up
      She did all the test doable, but nothing was found

      She dried up and eventually died in her boyfriends house.
      Abeg I dey fear oh.

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  6. Udu bunch!!!
    This took me back to the days of Oliver de Coque and how he sang about these people.
    I read every single thing,felt like a movie.

    Some people will say it was his time.

    I totally enjoyed reading this,even though a lot of questions begged for answers.

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    1. Iphie don't mind Oliver de coque. He only sing praises of the "high and mighty" and most often the time, unclean men.

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    2. I love Oliver's songs too!
      Great men gone too soon

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    3. Oliver was one of my favorites
      His mother was his backbone
      A strong mami water
      After her death, oliver became vulnerable.
      This life....

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    4. Abeg leave Oliver, he was doing his job then. What do you expect from a musician again ?

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    5. Chei!!!!
      Eze money!!!!

      Overtaking is allowed o, Ana a kwu na line apata ego...

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  7. Hnmmmm, I heard about his story while growing up and it wasn't pleasant at all.

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  8. Udu bunch!
    Blood money! Bad money.

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    1. I remember this story very well.rumour had it that he was a ritualist.This life is transient.live not for possessions but for the glory of God.

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  9. What if he flew since death was calling,would that have meant another plane crash?mysterious life sef

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  10. This is what happens when you deal in blood money. Eebohs and blood money are like 1 and 2. Even the wife wasn't spared. Perhaps him, the wife and lawyer took the oath together. Hence them dying not so long after him.
    Hardly can you see any of them that has clean money.
    For all the hungry eeboh girls that are looking for big boys to marry, not asking what the big boy is doing. Hope you can see.

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    1. @Charmeine,big GOAT o. Didn't you read that the wife is still alive? Nonsense!!

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    2. Broda abi aunty odeson, where did u read that d wife died? In ur hurry to come and vomit d nonsense amala and mmanu soup,u no read well abi. Okpo!

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    3. Pls someone said G O A T do you mean Greatest Of All Time?

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  11. Intelligentsia princess30 December 2016 at 14:58

    What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and looses his own soul.
    May God help us all.

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  12. Udu bunch. One and only ! For Ajao Estate that time.

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  13. Y'all say blood money,blood money....please what's blood money? From this story he died from an accident....please I want to know the blood money in connection with the mans story....I need answers

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    1. You are too dull. Everything isn't black and white. There is a connection btwn the spiritual and the physical, I hope your brain can expand a Lil bit to connect the dots otherwise am so sorry

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    2. Epp me ask them pls

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    3. Then why did he buy himself a gold casket while he was still alive? I guess you didn't know this.

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    4. Anon 15.38... You're the one with a twisted mind.Africans can never see things for what they are and how they really happened,MBA...There must be a spiritual connotation.BLOOD MONEY MY FOOT!!

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    5. Anon15:38 and Until you start seeing things black and white...which I guess is an open mind you mean....you really won't grow. I only asked a simple question which you're yet to answer....what is blood money??

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  14. Ezego was synonymous with blood money. His wealth wasn't clean. As a child I heard different stories of how he got his wealth

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  15. Ezego the king of money.But I heard he actually died in his home nd he had already bought a coffin already.Cos he had been told the number of years he was going to live becos of the money rituals he did.

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    1. What you heard are LIES hun. He did not die at home. He wasn't a ritualist

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    2. Shut it anon! Only ritualists know themselves, so there's no way you would have known. Abi ego tell you? Mtchw!

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    3. @angry anonymous, you mist be a relative..... ndo ooo

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    4. Chai!!! Nawa o. I can't deal abeg.

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  16. Remembered the poor man recently oh. Blood money it's not worth it

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  17. When you get wealth in an unglodly way, that is how it ends up. If it was God's blessings it must spring up again even if the enemy stopped it earlier.

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  18. I suspect drug money because of the Asia connection. Drug money has been in existence with Nigerians since the 1970's. His wife is also a big suspect in the death of his lawyer and wife. He obviously had kids all over the place. This also teaches us that every disappointment is a blessing. If things work against you, just accept it. If he would have chilled and driven to a hotel to spend the night after so many bad signs, he would have still been alive. Everything happens for a reason. Good or bad.

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  19. I remember the wife wella tall half albino woman . It wasn't long after he died before she remarried sef. Same thing with the otokoto boys . Strange beings.

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  20. Vanity upon Vanity!All is Vanity! Nothing lasts Forever! Smh!

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  21. The biography of a ritualist... His hands was not clean

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  22. This is a beautiful written story, part of our history be it good or bad methods of enrichment, kind of reminds me of Pablo Escobar's story.
    It would be lovely as a movie.

    Chilli Writes

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    1. Pablo Escobar was a god. His story is more intriguing.

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    1. Plenty people. Community.
      You should learn to read.

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  24. I remember him,he was buried in one of his cars.

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    1. NAWAoo the kind lies I see on this blog nawoo,he was buried in his car indeed,some said he bought himself gold coffin,people just open their mouth and talk trash they don't know smhow ,anyway I will keep mute

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    2. Na waoooo!! He was buried in a gold coffin. He was buried in one of his cars. U people sha! So, r u saying one of his cars was coffin shaped n made in gold? Lol. Rumor mongers! May Noone tarnish ur name when u r dead n gone!

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  25. Ezego 1 of Ihiala. Ökala mmadu okala mmuo.
    Kedu Maka Chima Achiekwelu,ogazi 1 of Achi ibu nnukwu mmanwu
    Okwelle Holdings,ibu nnukwu mmanwu.
    In this life nothing lasts forever. Those reigning cars of them cannot even be driven by a correct guy today.

    Adi achukwanu ego ka achugbuo.
    This is the reason I never wanted my sis dem to marry a bizness man. They easily go astray in the money-chasing thingy.

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    1. Chima Achiekwelu dat abandoned his wife and kids cos of dat evil-looking girl....tufiakwa! Juju is bad!
      Chima looks so washed out these days, so sickly! Tufia.

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    2. Irene B,abegi Ezego is not the Okala mmadu okala mmuo.You are referring to Eddy Nnogu.Thank you

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  26. Ezego Ndi Igbo!
    Heard there were millions in his boot. About 5 million, back then. CASH!! This man made news ehn.... E-money reminds me of him everything I see him flaunting. Don't know why....

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    1. E money is still a learner compared to ezego. Their money no be mate at all. I'm yet to see his rival.

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    2. Because they are both in the same line of business which is international yahoo yahoo. Ezego was not a ritualist, he was among the first set of people that made money when maga dey pay. E-money is a learner compared to him. Maga doesnt pay much these days but them dry manage.

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    3. Hum... E money will definitely pay homage to ezego and answer him sir. Dnt even go there. Dnt compare cod they r incomparable

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    4. You just said my mind,E-reminds me of him

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    5. Ezego did rituals too!
      D baba yahoo yahoo guy in igboland then, was Owelle Abagana! He is now a poor guy ! Causing trouble among villagers in Abagana! Onye Ori!
      TGW see your brother! Has he been arrested for his recent wahala or is he still on the run!

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    6. Well you all can agree that e-money is currently the most popular igbo man in the internet who flaunts his wealth. I don't know of any others wHo are as noisy as he is. Ezeego was also noisy.

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    7. Esther mgbeke when did you move from abusing me to concurring with my comments? Some of you make me laugh on this blog 😂

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  28. Chai and my ibos friends dey say Yoruba people only dey do jazz. hmmmmm what is ritual money if not jazz

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  29. From this narrative, I think the late Ezego's death could have been avoided.

    Peharps if the hospital he was rushed to was 'well equipped' and a qualified doctor was 'on ground'. He may have survived. This version of his story suggests that the late Ezego simply had access to information (maybe) based on his Japaneses connection which exposed him to wealth creation through the businesses he ventured into.

    The mid 90s and early 2000s was a time of what I call "New industrial revolution"... with disruptive innovations in electronics and I.Ts..which created lots of entrepreneurs. These were desperate youngsters who simply keyed into these opportunities....Not everything is 'ritual'..ask Mark Zukerberg and the new set of billionaires.

    Maybe...he joined some cult for 'self protection' after he made his billions...which could have been out of ignorance...only God knows.

    As for the current state of his estate, its a pity that his family...out of 'selfish motivated tussle for who gets the lion share' allowed things to degenerate to this point.

    Thankfully his kids are coming up...like the narrative states "in good schools". I sincerely hope they are able to rise above these challenges and uphold their dad's legacy.

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  30. His wife is currently dating the owner of Seagull hotel, ire akari estate, isolo. He bought her a range rover last year

    I even heard james ezeifeoma, owner of jenifa allied is also on her case

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    1. Hmmm....tell me about jinifa!
      That guy wouldn't let me be, those days.
      Even with his very beautiful wife!
      Things women go through.

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    2. Jinifa is one rotten money bag. He'll meet u today and be asking for naked pics immediately. Married women inclusive. Beautiful wife with 5 beautiful children. The first 2 are abroad now. He doesn't relent. He disturbed me for 3 fucking years.......

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    3. Jinifa too is a ritualist. He is from my kindred. Everyone knows his hands are not clean.

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  31. Vanity, all is Vanity. The days of Ezego is unforgettable, the chill we felt when ever his story was told can never be forgotten, the nightmares that followed. O nweghị ihe ụwa a bu

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  32. What was this guys job that he made this much money? Was he mark Zuckerberg? Lolol. I heard about Ezego....blood money. How can one die so young at 34? That's just crazy mennnn...


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    1. Yes cuz younger people have not died... Mscheeew!!

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  33. I heard the guy was a cultist nollywood evn made a film about him indirectly,he knew he was goin to die,i learnt he was rushing to do a ritual that will prolong his life wen he died,devil no dey give any freebies

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  34. Hmmm.Ezego end was from the okija shrine....Funny though, my mum still talked of him today! Everything then were from ezego companies!!!! He body was buried @ the shrine...Dangote no get money for where Ezego dey!!!!

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    1. Shattap! Comparing Dangote and Ezego!
      Dangote cash Na international! Ewu 🐑

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    2. You are an idiot peace

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    3. Hello Peace. I think I agree with anon 2:15.

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  35. ALL YE SPIRITS, please give me the ability to let go... that is the greatest strength of all

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  36. What is blood money and how exactly do you get money from blood?
    What is the proof there was a connection btw blood and money? What if he was killed by the wicked who enjoyed seeing people suffering and didn't want their source of torturing people disturbed.
    If he made a covenant with the Okija shrine, where is the proof? When a rich man dies, people just assume the worst. Igbos are known to be good in business and business principles. Has anyone thought of that. What if a pastor advised him to drive and not fly? I know a woman who lost her husband and her friend also lost her husband after coming back from seeing a pastor who is gifted and sees the past, present and future.
    Nobody really knows what killed Ezego. He was probably over exposed. I don't know ooo. Sad story....

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  37. All I deduced from this story is that the guy died from lack of prompt medical care which unfortunately up till now is still not available in Nigeria. Open your minds y'all! Why is it that people don't die often outside Nigeria from jazz, witchcraft and what not...I'm not saying there's no spiritual side to it but the main reason people die like fowl in Nigeria is simply because of poor economic and medical facilities period!

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    1. Gbam! True story!

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    2. Well said... wake up fellas ( Juju my ass )

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  38. I always pass by is house in Ajao...blood money dosent pay...d house is old and rusty now...

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    1. We're you there? See you already concluding and condemning what you know nothing about.Tufiakwa gi.Blood money my ass!!!

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  39. All I deduced from this story is that the guy died from lack of prompt medical care which unfortunately up till now is still not available in Nigeria. Open your minds y'all! Why is it that people don't die often outside Nigeria from jazz, witchcraft and what not...I'm not saying there's no spiritual side to it but the main reason people die like fowl in Nigeria is simply because of poor economic and medical facilities period!

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  40. The writer forgot to mention that a well known bank is occupying Ezego shopping plaza on Mafuluku junction facing Ajao estate on airport road Lagos. Also that he's wife drove his mother out of their mansion in ajao with no where to go. Above all, Ezego was never buried as his corpse was discovered in Okija shrine during the destruction of the shrine. Evil and blood money. But RIP to him.

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    1. Ehn!you say what?so his coffin was empty?hmmm

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    2. This idiot is a bloody liar with guts,ezegos corpse pic that was everywhere on the Internet ?ezegos mum was never in lagos,the woman leaved in villiage

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    3. Spicy April!!! FEAR GOD OOO!! What kinda pple do we have here Chineke nna! See d way she describes it as though she is giving a first hand true gist! My dear, change before d new year. Of all the comments here, yours carried the crown!

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    4. And his body had not rot after all the years. It was still identifiable in the shrine. Oga o

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  41. You dumbfucks his name is chuma not chima.

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  42. A very riveting piece. I was enthralled with this story from beginning to end.

    Thanks for sharing, Stella.

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  43. Went to A-Z international school owned by princess jegede,his daughters were my school mates.One of his daughters onyebuchi was in my class .very intelligent girls .choi ...Life

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  44. Ezeogos corpse was clearly tagged in the Okija grove adjacent to the shrine.He was never buried.A cursory glance throughs newsmagazine's of the day will refresh memories.It is a well known fact that if you are killed by the Oracle,your body is returned to the Shrine upon death.It is pertinent to note that he had the accident at Okija..Ego ogwu na nakwa na ogwu

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  45. This story sent shivers down my spine! Read it through to the end still.

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  46. His wife is dating another Ezego Victor Osondu Igwilo 55

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  47. This life sef. Ezego that used to wash my car and clothes.

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  48. Some of you guys are just talking nonsense.. this eze ego.(King of money) has been dead for over 20 years now and his name still on top. I have heard about him almost all my life and just found out 2 years ago that the gentle man is even dead and you guys said nothing last forever.. well his name and money still rings bell till date.. the guy wasn't a blood money.. say what you know

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    1. My guy no mind them, some of them will just die with there names as nobody but here they are talking about a man who is dead but name still living. Ndi jealousy

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  49. Rest in Peace Ezego. Your name lives on. Teenagers born years after your death know your name whereas most cannot list names of presidents prior to their birth. Ihiala misses you. You were loved and still loved.

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  50. Each and everyone saying blood money, if it's easy go and do blood money, please let the man rest in peace, where was your father when the said Ezego did his blood money, or his yahoo yahoo, you sit down there and type rubbish, Lazy youths.

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    1. Chairman leave them when he was living non of their gran fathers had the guts to talk about him because he will send them to jail but today he is no more everyone can call him Ritualist,

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  51. Lets be sincere if he was still alive can any of you look him in the eye and call him Blood Money man? the answer is no.

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  52. any young wealthy man who dies early in Nigeria is being tag a ritualist...when one is poor no one will care to know the source of your poverty but gbam! as soon as you get rich people will start asking for the source of your wealth.SMH

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