In the early 1950s, Azigbo achieved substantial success as an industrial entrepreneur-a position that made him attain a level of affluence within Nigeria.
There he established a palm produce export business and also built a sawmill factory on the exclusive Elder Dempster Embankment by the River Ethiope.
After the war, on his return to Jos, most of Azigbo's properties had either been vandalized or commandeered by the Nigerian army; others had been occupied by locals who laid claims to them.
His attempts to regain possession of his properties from the Nigerian government dragged on for decades, which was a huge financial blow from which chief J.K. (as he was referred to) never recovered.
In the face of these setbacks, Azigbo left his eldest son, Raymond, in charge of the mining business in Jos and returned to the Niger Delta, which turned out to be one of the worst decisions he ever made.