It has been claimed that Mr. Ibu, also known as John Okafor, a veteran Nigerian actor, has passed away.
Unverified rumors claim he passed away at Lagos’ Evercare Hospital. It’s still unclear what exactly caused the death and how reliable these reports are.
The family and representatives of Mr. Ibu have not yet made any public comments.
Formerly, there were a lot of such rumors. But the Nairaland website states that he passed away on Saturday, March 2.
The renowned actor began experiencing health problems in October 2023. He had several surgeries that resulted in the amputation of his leg, but after receiving therapy, he was released from the hospital in the first part of January of this year.
Mr. Ibu was an Enugu State native who lived in Nkanu West Lagos until his death. His three children and wife survive him.
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In an interview with Nigerian Vanguard Newspaper in May 2022, the comic actor disclosed that he was already “seeing people on the other side” but God brought him back to life.
“My illness was actually perpetrated by people that hate me. They did what they did to me. Later, I was taken to the hospital. The doctors are prophets. So, they went into my system and they told me what was wrong and what they are going to do. I said ‘Whatever you are going to do, please, do it, let me live because if I die like this the enemies will laugh’. And then the doctors said ‘Okay, there’s no problem’, Ibu told the Vanguard Newspaper.
“At the time, I didn’t know what happened. I left! So, whatever I was saying they recorded it. I was saying something like somebody who is going mad. I wasn’t actually seeing anybody. But on the other side where I was at that time, I was seeing some dead people.. God brought me back”
Source: 3news.com
