May God rest your soul IJN. Nov 25, 2020. in History The story of Ezego, Nigeria's King of Money Today, history remembers the story of Victor Okafor "Ezego", the man who wielded cash like no man's business. I only asked a simple question which you're yet to answer.what is blood money?? Somewhere around Asaba, the Cherokee developed faults and broke down. Some of you make me laugh on this blog , GOD knows bestWorried about Your Baldness & Hair Loss Problem? 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. As they towed along two kilometres to Ihiala, Ezego suddenly ran into a pothole, he quickly stepped on the brakes causing the towed Cherokee to hit the Lexus that he was driving. The whole of Nigeria would know that Ezego was in town. 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. @Charmeine,big GOAT o. However, Ezego's first son was from a woman of Japanese origin. But little did he know that all his efforts were in vain. WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Get your fix of Fashion Gist, Video Gist, Music Industry Gist, and Celebrity Gist with our engaging content that keeps you up-to-date on the latest trends and news. The Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, was called upon to investigate all leads (including ezegos 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. These were desperate youngsters who simply keyed into these opportunities.Not everything is 'ritual'..ask Mark Zukerberg and the new set of billionaires. See d way she describes it as though she is giving a first hand true gist! Source: UGC. The Cherokee car which Victor took had a hitch along Lagos Ibadan Expressway, and then, totally broke in Asaba. In fact, one of the houses was made of glass. Sadly, the billionaire died on the 25 of December 1999 at 35 in Lagos State. So he decided to keep managing the jeep for as long as possible. On the 25th of December, 1999, death came knocking on Ezegos door. //