Kidnappers Reportedly Demand N1.5bn Ransom for Jowizaza’s Father After N700m Initial Demand, , Stop Communication

• Kidnappers holding businessman Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, father of socialite Jowizaza, have reportedly increased their ransom demand from N700 million to N1.5 billion.
• The family was said to be willing to negotiate, but the kidnappers have reportedly stopped communicating.
• The development has heightened concerns over Ezeokafor’s safety, with Nigerians online calling for urgent efforts to secure his release.

Kidnappers holding businessman Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, father of Nigerian socialite Jowizaza, have reportedly increased their ransom demand from N700 million to N1.5 billion.

Ezeokafor, Chairman of Jezco Group, was reportedly abducted more than a week ago after leaving his residence for a prayer ground in Anambra State.

According to a source close to the family, the kidnappers initially demanded N700 million, with the family reportedly willing to negotiate for his release. However, the demand was later increased to N1.5 billion.

The source said the family remained ready to do what was necessary to secure the businessman’s safe return, but the kidnappers have reportedly stopped communicating.

“The family has been willing to negotiate and do whatever is necessary to secure his release, but the kidnappers have suddenly stopped communicating,” the source said.

The reported communication breakdown has heightened concerns over Ezeokafor’s safety, with his family and associates said to be increasingly worried about his condition.

More than a week after the reported abduction, the Anambra State Police Command and state government were reportedly yet to issue an official statement on the incident.

The development has also sparked reactions online, with some Nigerians questioning the circumstances surrounding the abduction and calling for urgent efforts to secure Ezeokafor’s release.

Reactions

@Ciana Sommy Anthony: Sometimes this kidnappers brain Dey touch

No be only 1.5b na 5trillion

@Francis Akhere: Im not sure this was done by bandits

@Nnorom Miracle: this would have been done by people who know him not the regular bandits

@Jay-Romeo Anene: Make that man come out there alive…. we can’t be losing great men of the Eastern region. Soludo tell does ur udogachi boys to go and look for that man.

@Heart Anthony: Banditry Institution in Nigeria

@Mr 4undz: Na now they remember the true identity of the person they kidnapped

@Dozie Okonkwo: D Government is quite

@Emeka Oluigbo: The rate of kidnapping in Nigeria is getting out of hand since wey thiefnubu become the president of Nigeria.. he needs to do the needful and allow competent person to lead the country.

@Michael Amaobichukwu Attama: Nawa ooh