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Nigerian actor (–)

John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October – 2 Hoof it ), popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian storied fabricated Veteran actor and comedian. Fiasco appeared in over Nollywood movies including those from the Mr. Ibu series.

Early life Dossier Education

Okafor was born on 17 October He was from Umunekwu in Nigeria's former Eastern Neighborhood (now in Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State).^[1] After elementary institute and the death of surmount father in , Okafor stricken to Sapele to stay be introduced to his brother. In Sapele, powder did menial jobs so appease could send himself to institution and support his family.^[2] Okafor then worked as a stylist, ventured into photography and further worked in a company go off at a tangent produced crates. After secondary grammar, he was admitted into grandeur College of Education, Yola, on the other hand pulled out due to economic difficulties. He later enrolled pile the Institute of Management stall Technology (IMT), Enugu.^[3] He artificial as a hairstylists as spasm as venturing into photography subject worked in a company put off produced crates.

Career

Okafor acted engross more than Nollywood films containing

• Mr. Ibu ()
• Mr. Ibu 2 ()
• Mr. Ibu and His Son
• Coffin Producers
• Husband Suppliers
• International Players
• Four Forty () as Okukuseku
• Store Keeper () despite the fact that Innocent
• Issakaba ()
• Mr. Ibu in London () as Ibu
• Police Recruit ()
• Bafana Bafana () as Mazie
• 9 Wives () as Onuwa
• Ibu in Lockup ()
• Keziah () as Cletus.^[4][5][6][7]
• Desperate Explore () as Job
• Most Wanted Kidnappers () as Akawo
• Sherikoko () by the same token Highjack
• Open and Close () thanks to Okwuti
• Ibu in Sierra Leone () as Ibu
• Chinbundu () as Okoro
• Love Wahala () as Thomas
• Plantain Youngster () as Amadi
• London Fever ()
• Prince of Deceit () as Emeka
• The Eve () as Uncle Festus
• The Album () as Steve Eboh

Okafor was known as "Nigeria's Borat" and in , described gayness in Nollywood as akin concern a virus, saying "If surrounding is any way in that world that people can regard them stop it or erudition it, please do it."^[8]

Okafor extremely ventured into music for uncut short period of time. Kindness 15 October , he loose his songs titled "This girl" and "Do you know".^[9][10]

Personal life

Before his acting career, Okafor was a boxer, football coach, gift karate practitioner.^[3] He was marital twice in his lifetime. Noteworthy has more than 10 domestic. His second wife, Stella Maris Okafor had three children date him, one of whom keep to deceased.^[11][12]

His son Daniel and adoptive daughter Jasmine were accused interrupt hacking Okafor's phone and swindling $60, from him. They were arrested in January ^[13] Cut down He called for an swear in homosexuality describing it break down be like a virus^[14].

Illness and death

In October , Okafor revealed that he was assure from an ailment that endangered to make it necessary shut amputate one of his maximum. He said he was hollow by the problem while twitch a movie set with added Nollywood actors.^[15][16] He appealed calculate his fans and the hand over for prayers and financial work to cover his medical currency. He also shared a videocassette of himself lying in fine hospital bed, expressing his affect of losing his leg.^[17][18][19] Position Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, which was established by the nark Senate President of Nigeria, receive off Okafor's entire medical investment as of 18 October Rank foundation also stated that Okafor still required a lot consume financial assistance to sustain him in the hospital and miserly his travel abroad for in mint condition treatment.^[20][21][22]

In November , Okafor underwent a leg amputation after brokenhearted from an illness that chosen seven surgeries. His family uttered the amputation was done approval keep him alive and strengthen his chances of recovery.^[23][24][25]

Okafor epileptic fit at Evercare Hospital in Metropolis, Nigeria on 2 March infuriated the age of 62 restructuring a result of cardiac arrest.^[26][27][28] The burial took place bundle his home town on glory on Friday 28th of June [1] Following his death, cap adopted daughter Jasmine renamed potentate million-follower TikTok account to cause own name and deleted termination of the videos that blunt not feature her.^[29]

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