That's a very fishy sounding story about the forced sale. Normally, when a key man in an enterprise dies, there is insurance to cover the loss. Further, the remaining partners typically buy the decedent's share from his estate. This "I died so everybody else has to sell" story is a little difficult to swallow.
I'm guessing they were losing money and wanted out. If they were making money, they wouldn't be selling all that land and equipment so cheap. Or maybe, as somebody said, they were "tired" of making all that money.
BVIG can't buy it at any price, anyway. The whole story stinks, just like the one about that dump in Ghana. Whatever became of that tall tale, anyway? All those pretty pictures....