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Mrs Odinankpa Nene Regina, mother of Mr Odinankpa Cornel Kachukwu, was on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at about 6pm “kidnapped” from her Iru Nebo village home, Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka local government area of Anambra state.
Kachukwu, aged 27, is the second-in-command to the missing Director of GSS Security Company and Vice-chairman of Dubai Estate, Awka, Mr. Benjamin Ezenma, popularly known as, “Big Ben” among his admirers. Big Ben has been missing since November 12, 2024.
Earlier that fateful day, Big Ben had kept a business appointment with the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mango and Properties Limited, Awka, Ozo Jeff Nweke. The meeting was held at the latter’s company’s corporate headquarters located adjacent a commercial bank along Chief S. M. Okeke street, Awka.
After his meeting with Ozo Nweke, Big Ben had safely returned to his hotel room at Maxbe Continental Hotel located opposite Udoka Housing Estate’s main gate, Awka, along the popular Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
Big Ben, according to his wife in a statement she made viral on social media platforms was later at about 6.18pm on that fateful November 12, gone to keep another meeting appointment with “loco”. Since after this latest meeting appointment, Big Ben got missing and has not been seen till date.
Ozo Jeff Nweke and his close associates have been fingered and are being hounded by the Department of Security Services (DSS) in connection with Big Ben’s sudden disappearance.
Eminent indigenes of Ozo Jeff Nweke’s Ezinano community of Awka, the Anambra state capital city have unequivocally described the allegations against him as a frame up. They described Ozo Jeff Nweke as their “illustrious son and a great philanthropist”. He cares for the widows and champions the course for the youth empowerment. He fights crime.
The eminent Ezinano people which included professionals of repute, therefore advised security operatives to carry out a diligent investigations into the allegations against Ozo Jeff Nweke in connection with Big Ben’s kidnap case to avoid any “miscarriage of justice “.
Interestingly, latest revelations concerning Big Ben’s missing are strongly pointing to a possible conflict of business interests or betrayal amongst the Dubai Estate management team.
The Sunday February 9 arrest of Kachukwu, his second-in-command at the GSS Security Company was in connection with this latest revelation.
Since last December after Big Ben got missing, Kachukwu has been conspiring with the Chairman of Dubai Estate, Mr. Chukwudi to change certain documents relating to the business to shut him out of the business.
Following the shocking discovery, the security operatives have decided to turn their searchlight on what happened to Big Ben to his co-business management team.
But Kachukwu who is seen as one of the principal subjects was said to have been living in hiding since December.
The security operatives were said to have decided to use his mother as a bait to smoke him out. So, they decided to use the Sunday, February 9 alleged kidnap of his mother to perfect their plans.
The security operatives were said to have disguised as kidnappers, as they stormed Kachukwu’s Iru Nebo village home, and, picked his mother Nene Regina to an unknown place. Kachukwu’s family member said their mum was whisked away at about 6pm.
His mother’s abductor, however, were said to have later the same day at about 8pm called Kachukwu on his mobile phone, and, told him to come and pick his mother at a certain location.
Before going, Kachukwu was said to have gone to the Nimo police station in company of some of his uncles. Two unarmed policemen on mufti were said to have been detailed to accompany Kachukwu and his uncles.
On arrival to where his mother was being kept, the security operatives were said to have freed Kachukwu’s mother. And rather arrested him. Though his family members initially thought he was exchanged for his mother by his suspected mother’s kidnappers, they were, however, later informed that he was under the custody of the security operatives.
His arrest was said to have been responsible for the sudden adjournment of the scheduled arraignment of Ozo Nweke and two others in a High Court of Anambra state, sitting in Awka on Tuesday, February 11 in connection with Big Ben’s missing case.
It was learnt that the circumstances leading to Kachukwu’s arrest gave a fresh insight into the actual cause of Big Ben’s travail. The prosecution therefore wants to properly investigate the case so that the real suspects would be charged to Court.
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