Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, a Nigerian billionaire businessman and founder of Jezco Oil and Jezco Group, has reportedly been kidnapped in Anambra State.
Ezeokafor, who is also the father of Nigerian Instagram celebrity Jowizaza, was allegedly abducted last week while praying on a mountain in Awka, according to lawyer Chukwudi Iwuchukwu.
Iwuchukwu disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday, stating that the businessman had gone to the mountain alone to pray without his usual security details and police personnel.
He claimed that unidentified gunmen seized Ezeokafor during the prayer session and took him to an unknown location.
The reported abduction has thrown the businessman’s community, Ekwulobia, into confusion and mourning.
Iwuchukwu described Ezeokafor as the richest man from the community, noting that the significance of his influence was reflected in the community’s decision to postpone its annual New Yam Festival.
He said the festival, which had never been postponed before, was put on hold because residents
