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Late billionaire Ezego’s most expensive car rotting away in Ihiala

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Late Igbo billionaire Ezego’s red scissors-door Lamborghini Diablo sports car is rotting away in his mansion in Ihiala, Anambra State.

Ezego, the then-35 year old, died in a fatal automobile crash on his birthday in 1999 under bizarre circumstances.

Back then, the red Lamborghini Diablo sports car was one of the most expensive car in Ezego’s car collection.

Today, the former eye-catching Lamborghini Diablo sports car is rotting away in his mansion in Ihiala.

Diablo, which replaced the Countach, is a high-performance mid-engine sports car built by Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001.

Diablo, which means “devil” in Spanish, is the first production Lamborghini to attain a top speed in excess of 320 km/h (200 mph).

It’s been over 24 years since the passing of Victor Nnamdi Okafor, popularly known by his chieftaincy title, Ezego, on his birthday while on his way to his home town in Ihiala, Anambra, on 25th December 1999.

Ezego, the then-35 year old Igbo billionaire, was driving in a convoy of his expensive luxury cars when he got involved in a fatal automobile crash under bizarre circumstances.

According to reports, Ezego, who always travelled with a convoy and hardly ever get behind the wheel, was reported to have instructed his driver not to drive and that he intended to drive himself.

Victor Nnamdi Okafor, whose nickname ‘Ezego’ means “King Of Money” in English, was born on the 25th of December in 1964. While alive, he had vast collection of expensive luxury cars that includes a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car.

Back then, the red Lamborghini Diablo sports car was one of the most expensive car in Ezego’s car collection. Today, the former eye-catching red Lamborghini Diablo sports car is rotting away in his mansion in Ihiala, Anambra State judging by the picture shared on social media.

By Ifeizu Joe

Ifeizu is a seasoned journalist and Managing Editor of TheRazor. He has wide knowledge of Anambra State and has reported the state objectively for over a decade.

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