Mr Ibu reportedly dies at 62. Nollywood veteran Mr. Ibu has passed away. John Okarfor, his stage identity, was 62 years old at the time. Multiple reports from sources with personal knowledge indicate that the veteran comedian died at Evercare Hospital. On X, numerous admirers have expressed their condolences by recalling films in which the deceased actor appeared.
The precise circumstances surrounding the demise and the accuracy of these accounts remain ambiguous. The family and representatives of Mr. Ibu have not yet issued a public statement.
Since October 2023, the actor had been afflicted with health problems and had undertaken several operations, one of which resulted in the amputation of his leg. Nevertheless, November updates from his family suggested that he was in fact recuperating.
The announcement of his passing arrives in less than twenty-four hours after the passing of another veteran Nollywood actor, Quadri Oyebamiji, more commonly known as Sisi Quadri.
Due to his successful career, Mr. Ibu claimed in 2019 that his relatives paid some of his domestic workers to poison him.
The comedic actor reaffirmed his claim of being poisoned for the third time in May 2022.
Okafor disclosed in an interview with Vanguard Newspaper that he had already “observed individuals on the other side” prior to his resurrection by God.
“People who despise me are the ones responsible for my illness,” he declared. What they did to me was exactly what they did to them. I was brought to the hospital subsequently. Physicians are prophets. They then accessed my system and communicated to me the nature of the issue and their intended course of action. “Please do whatever you intend to do; let me live; the adversaries will laugh if I die in this manner.” The doctors then responded, “Okay, no problem.”
Nonetheless, in remembrance of the actor, a number of prominent Nollywood figures have published lit candles on his behalf.
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