Tension has continued to rise in Anambra State following the mysterious disappearance of a young billionaire and real estate mogul, Benjamin Ezemma, popularly known as Big Ben, who has been missing since November 12, 2024.
His wife, Mrs. Benedicta Ezemma, has made a fresh appeal to President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, urging them to prevail on security agencies to unravel the circumstances surrounding her husband’s abduction and ensure justice is served.
Despite multiple petitions to security agencies in Anambra State, no tangible progress has been made. The couple’s children, all under five years old, continue to ask about their father’s whereabouts, leaving Mrs. Ezemma heartbroken and without answers.
In a renewed move, she has submitted a petition to the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), pleading for federal intervention in the ongoing ordeal.
In her letter, a copy of which was made available to The Nation, Mrs. Ezemma said:
“I am writing this letter and making a passionate appeal to your office for your kind intervention regarding the abduction of my dear husband and father of our three innocent children. My husband is a businessman based in Abuja who frequents Awka, Anambra State, for his business concerns and is the Chairman/CEO of GSS Real Estate and Investment Limited, owners of Dubai Estate Awka.”
She expressed deep concern that one of the individuals allegedly linked to her husband’s disappearance is a prominent figure and a current governorship candidate for the November 8, 2025, election in Anambra. She lamented that despite being implicated, the suspect continues to walk free and campaign publicly without any investigation or arrest.
“It would be unfair and a great injustice to me, my children, and indeed the entire state and Nigeria, if this person is allowed to contest without being thoroughly investigated,” she stated.
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According to her, her husband was invited to a hotel by a well-known figure on the day he went missing, and since then, all attempts to trace his whereabouts have been unsuccessful. She confirmed that the matter had been reported to the DSS in Anambra, but the state command’s efforts had so far been limited by resources.
“We are appealing to you to intervene, to direct and channel the required attention and resources to see to the safe return and/or rescue of my husband. I have no doubt that your office is well-positioned to reinvigorate current efforts,” she wrote.
In her emotional plea, Mrs. Ezemma added, “I urgently appeal to you to help bring my husband and the father of my innocent children home. My children are constantly asking when their father will return from work, and I have no answers.”
The growing uncertainty surrounding Big Ben’s disappearance has unsettled many in Anambra, with his supporters and residents expressing fears over rising insecurity and the possibility of politically motivated violence ahead of the elections.
Mrs. Ezemma’s plea for justice continues to gain public attention, as calls intensify for authorities to take urgent action to resolve the case and hold those responsible accountable.