Who pushed dis to frontpage? Im sure the op doesnt know the post has hit the frontpage after creating it since last year.

Let me start by saying, that I do not condone or support anyone who accumulated his/her wealth by any means other than thru hard work and in a legitimate way. Any wealth not gained in a legitimate and honest way never lasts...it's only a matter of time until it flits away. Having said that, I find it ironic, comical and very disconcerting some of the comments posted on this forum regarding Mr. Victor "Ezego" Okafor and his ill-gotten wealth especially the one where the writer -as always with any issues in and about Nigeria- couched it along ethnic lines.

The writer posited, "May God grant our brothers from the east the wisdom to know that life itself is vanity......" I guess the writer, had no second thoughts about making an issue that is very endemic in Nigeria and cuts across ethnic lines about negative stereotype of the Igbos. First of, Nigerians in general regardless of their ethnicity, love and worship money albeit ill-gotten or not. Some made their wealth either by engaging in nefarious activities such as drug dealing, stealing, swindling, armed robbery, cheating, or 419: while others made theirs by killing their fellow being and taking their body parts for money rituals.

I can say without equivocation that the Nigerian society is crooked, deceitful, hateful, evil and NIGERIANS would go to any length unimaginable in pursuit of wealth. So for a Nigerian of any ethnicity to come on this forum and act sanctimonious when it comes to how the society worships and adores ill-gotten wealth is being very disingenuous. Nigerians believe that money is the "be all and end all." Nothing is sacred any more to an average Nigerian in pursuit of that elusive wealth even if it means killing their parents, child, brother, sister, uncle, auntie, niece, nephew, friend, cousin and whatever familial relationship you can think of. Enough said!

Eze come.
Eze go.

Benekruku:



Whats vanity in the life of Ezego that you have started with fictional preaching`s?

you don't really know what VANITY is.

10yrs waz what dey gav him in d occult world no more no less!u cnt eat yur okpa & still hav it.

In their days 419 and drugs was the order of the day,ezego,Fred,jude,john nebolisa these guys were masters at their game and then oyibo mugus were dropping like flys even many of them were invited to Nigeria with briefcases full of dollars and some were kidnapped and murdered in nig by those guys.

In those days there were no anti money laundering laws worldwide and even drug pushings were a lot easier as they were no technology to see or detect drugs,so a lot people took the advantage then,not only Nigerians but many criminals all over the world did.

As a matter of fact,I was once at ezego house in 1994, the boy made so much money but he was ruthless,however,he was very kind to the poor especially those in his village,as a matter of fact,there was words on the streets then,that a mugu dropped then and victor tried to cut john out by collecting all the money and refusing to give others their shares of the loot,and john went to a juju shrine and placed a curse on ezego and few months later he was killed.

Ezego was a 419,drugs baron and a very good business man and a very ruthless one for that matter,but not a ritualist.

AnthonyAk:
I stopped reading when it said there was some mystery behind his wealth then he became a millionaire. Nigerian wealth no dey ever get receipt.

Hahahahaha

Bro sinola u really know the story well. Are u from uzoakwa in ihiala?

Proffdada:
i hope you're not an inspiring ritualist

lol

Dat guy blong

pesinfada:
lol

Dat guy blong

i just tire for the sideways talk the guy dey perform

My nigga said he died 1999....FELA DIED TWO YEARS SO BROS THIS YOUR STORY GET COMMA OOO

careytommy7:


I think say na only me read that part. Even I without a million, yet, to my name can easily forgo some things worth thousands. How More a so called billionaire.
After reading that part, I now truly believe you can't buy class.

My brother I was wondering too oh, How billionaire go come dey tow car for him on convoy? "I think that was when death blocked his senses

During my few visits to the Okija campus of Madonna University was when I first saw his mansion. It is a sad reminder that life is truly vanity upon vanity. No one is bigger than life and above all God.

Marotzke:
I never knew of Ezego' s angle on the Barnabas Igwe and wife's murder. Interesting. Why didn't the former governor put this information on the public domain. Everyone in the know, are quite aware of how ruthless Ezego and associates can be. Not when billions are involved.

Are you okay? Ezego died in 1999 and the Igwes died in the 2000s now how is that related?

The last house was never his. I dont know where the op got it from...

Basalt:


You are very stupid. In short stupidity runs in you.
Are Rambo sambo, Aninih etc also igbos?

And you are even more stupid to include E money among the mentioned.
That shows how myopic you are
Grow up kid?

Does E-Money have 20% of Dangote's money? We all know how Alh. Aliko Dangote built his Dangote empire from the scratch. Abeg tell us,....how did E-Money get here? Where and when did he start? Can u tell us his rags to riches story

Luckygurl:
Hmmm

The famous okija shrine

I never heard of this man though
Guess I'm among the indomie generation

You are a smallie na. It's understandable

spacyzuma:


You are a smallie na. It's understandable

Oya be frank!
You knew about him before you read it here?

Luckygurl:




Oya be frank!
You knew about him before you read it here?

Yes. I heard about him in boarding school around 1997/8. This was just after the Otokoto scandal (I doubt if you've heard about that too )
Then when I went home during the hols and asked my mother, she confirmed it.
Then the gist was that his money was from juju and blood money. And that he died because he refused to sacrifice one of his sons for rituals.

Looking back now, he clearly was into some illegal business like drugs, 419, arms sales, etc.

Rolly22:


My brother I was wondering too oh, How billionaire go come dey tow car for him on convoy? "I think that was when death blocked his senses

LOL. Like the person I quoted wrote, he who the gods want to destroy, they first make mad!

spacyzuma:


Yes. I heard about him in boarding school around 1997/8. This was just after the Otokoto scandal[b](I doubt if you've heard about that too )[/b]
Then when I went home during the hols and asked my mother, she confirmed it.
Then the gist was that his money was from juju and blood money. And that he died because he refused to sacrifice one of his sons for rituals.

Looking back now, he clearly was into some illegal business like drugs, 419, arms sales, etc.

Lollll
Asked mum yesternight too about this ezego scandal. She confirmed it was a very popular incident back then though she had sketchy details about it.
He clearly was an illegal business man.

Read up the otokoto murder too.
You're right! Just heard that from you

The only popular story of this nature I have a very faint memory of is the Chinweoke Mbadinuju, one time governor of Anambra state and his self formed security details "bakassi boys". Those ones were tagged dubious too.
Stories had it that they came to flush out the bad ones in Anambra then with some juju. Once they brandish their sharp matchets or Cutlass in your face and it turns red, it means you're not clean so they wipe you out instantly.
I remember seeing a dead body on my way to school one morning.

Then the famous feud between Chris ngige and his then godfather, Chris uba I think. The whole okija shrine feud. Faint faint memories mehnnn!!

OBAnkemi:


Does E-Money have 20% of Dangote's money? We all know how Alh. Aliko Dangote built his Dangote empire from the scratch. Abeg tell us,....how did E-Money get here? Where and when did he start? Can u tell us his rags to riches story

Google about E money. Read his profiles then you will understand what he does.

I am only angry the way you tribalized everything as if crime is only restricted to Igbos.
You guys, especially Yorubas should stop hating, its quite annoying

I went to the same university in Ghana with one of his daughters, a tom boy, beautiful, and very kind. You couldn't imagine my shock when I learnt she was Eze ego's daughter, the man we used to gather as kids and tell tales about looking at calendars with pictures of his fleets of exotic cars. Small world.

KaLuCh:
I went to the same university in Ghana with one of his daughters, a tom boy, beautiful, and very kind. You couldn't imagine my shock when I learnt she was Eze ego's daughter, the man we used to gather as kids and tell tales about looking at calendars with pictures of his fleets of exotic cars. Small world.

Yeah krystabel...what's her Instagram handle? Any idea??

Benekruku:



And people who didnt dabble into cult activities lived long and died rich?

What proof do you have that he is an occult?

No evidence bro

madridguy:
He left over 10 billion at 34 years old. Ezego RIP

In d year 1999, when d value of money was still obvious,.

Na wa ooo, see the way person dey print money, even do video on top. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpWV8cMneQ5/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1knx5dd5qzv9g

euromilion:
In their days 419 and drugs was the order of the day,ezego,Fred,jude,john nebolisa these guys were masters at their game and then oyibo mugus were dropping like flys even many of them were invited to Nigeria with briefcases full of dollars and some were kidnapped and murdered in nig by those guys.

In those days there were no anti money laundering laws worldwide and even drug pushings were a lot easier as they were no technology to see or detect drugs,so a lot people took the advantage then,not only Nigerians but many criminals all over the world did.

As a matter of fact,I was once at ezego house in 1994, the boy made so much money but he was ruthless,however,he was very kind to the poor especially those in his village,as a matter of fact,there was words on the streets then,that a mugu dropped then and victor tried to cut john out by collecting all the money and refusing to give others their shares of the loot,and john went to a juju shrine and placed a curse on ezego and few months later he was killed.

Ezego was a 419,drugs baron and a very good business man and a very ruthless one for that matter,but not a ritualist.

I agree with you..Ezego wasn't a ritualist..I also remember those days. These guys were making so much money in $ swindling white clients and then invested the proceeds into legit businesses - Ezego (Ezego Group of Companies), John (Joneb industries), Jude (Judex foam and batteries),among others...Ironically,the white victims mostly visited Nigeria with the cash..From what i remember, Ezego collected all the $ from their last deal together and refused or lied to John and Nzeribe about their share which made them visit the Shrine. Although the accident Ezego died in @ Okija along that dangerous Onitsha-Owerri expressway that's riddled with deep potholes back then could have happened to anyone since many accidents and deaths have occured along that expressway. Ezego also made a killing importing electronics in large quantities and literally monopolized the electronics market in the '90s. Not to forget the ambitious 419 King - Fred Ajudua who masterminded the take down of a Brazilian bank of $242m.

Dexema:
he probably used the same builders or architects cos the building in the first pic bears a striking resemblance with his house in Ajao estate.
however ezego is remembered mostly for the fable surrounding his source of wealth, some said he was a ritualist others said he was into drugs, we were even warned not to go too close to his house.
it was also said that his body wasn't buried but rather dumped at the popular okija shrine because he had offended the dieties of the area.
lastly, I believe you got that picture of him which is the only one I have seen so far from one of Oliver de coques music videos where he sang his praise.
time passes, people die, only names and records make history. lalasticlala let's see what we can find out about this guy from other nairalanders.

@oliver de coque's song, you must be making reference to "ndi ogiriga wara na nwa"

lalasticlala seun move this to fp,i wanna get more insight on this story

Move to fp again, more details must have come up
Lalasticlala Seun

madridguy:
He left over 10 billion at 34 years old. Ezego RIP

.........10Billion in1999,you can imagine what it could have been now