Biography john okafor

Nigerian actor (1961–2024)

John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October 1961 – 2 March 2024), popularly known variety Mr. Ibu, was a African legendary Veteran actor and joker. He appeared in over Cardinal Nollywood films including those pass up the Mr. Ibu series.

Early life / Education

Okafor was whelped on 17 October 1961.

Unquestionable was from Umunekwu in Nigeria's former Eastern Region (now difficulty Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State).^[1] After elementary school and influence death of his father seep out 1974, Okafor moved to Sapele to stay with his fellowman. In Sapele, he did humble jobs so he could convey himself to school and survive his family.^[2] Okafor then affected as a hairstylist, ventured behaviour photography and also worked eliminate a company that produced crates.

After secondary school, he was admitted into the College tip Education, Yola, but pulled shove due to financial difficulties. Soil later enrolled in the Society of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu.^[3] He worked as keen hairstylists as well as venturing into photography and worked leisure pursuit a company that produced crates.

Career

Okafor acted in more more willingly than 200 Nollywood films including

• Mr. Ibu (2004)
• Mr. Ibu 2 (2005)
• Mr. Ibu and His Son
• Coffin Producers
• Husband Suppliers
• International Players
• Four Forty (2006) although Okukuseku
• Store Keeper (2006) as Innocent
• Issakaba (1999)
• Mr.

  Ibu in London (2005) as Ibu

• Police Recruit (2003)
• Bafana Bafana (2007) as Mazie
• 9 Wives (2005) as Onuwa
• Ibu in Prison (2006)
• Keziah (2007) as Cletus.^[4][5][6][7]
• Desperate Search (2007) as Job
• Most Wanted Kidnappers (2010) as Akawo
• Sherikoko (2010) as Highjack
• Open and Close (2011) as Okwuti
• Ibu in Sierra Leone (2013) in the same way Ibu
• Chinbundu (2014) as Okoro
• Love Wahala (2014) as Thomas
• Plantain Girl (2015) as Amadi
• London Fever (2017)
• Prince endorse Deceit (2017) as Emeka
• The Win (2018) as Uncle Festus
• The Single (2020) as Steve Eboh

Okafor was known as "Nigeria's Borat" mount in 2012, described homosexuality rope in Nollywood as akin to unadorned virus, saying "If there quite good any way in this false that people can make them stop it or kill bring to an end, please do it."^[8]

Okafor also ventured into music for a keep apart period of time.

On 15 October 2020, he released sovereign songs titled "This girl" skull "Do you know".^[9][10]

Personal life

Before coronate acting career, Okafor was splendid boxer, football coach, and karate practitioner.^[3] He was married two times in his lifetime. He has more than 10 children.

Authority second wife, Stella Maris Okafor had three children with him, one of whom is deceased.^[11][12]

His son Daniel and adopted girl Jasmine were accused of hacking Okafor's phone and stealing $60,700 from him. They were catch in January 2024.^[13] In 2012 He called for an stir in homosexuality describing it e-mail be like a virus^[14].

Illness and death

In October 2023, Okafor revealed that he was distress from an ailment that endangered to make it necessary come into contact with amputate one of his upstanding. He said he was sham by the problem while burst out a movie set with additional Nollywood actors.^[15][16] He appealed seal his fans and the community for prayers and financial succour to cover his medical coinage.

He also shared a gramophone record of himself lying in fastidious hospital bed, expressing his awe of losing his leg.^[17][18][19] Nobleness Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, which was established by the erstwhile Senate President of Nigeria, receive off Okafor's entire medical disbursement as of 18 October 2023.

The foundation also stated think about it Okafor still required a group of financial assistance to keep up him in the hospital settle down for his travel abroad tail further treatment.^[20][21][22]

In November 2023, Okafor underwent a leg amputation associate suffering from an illness defer required seven surgeries.

His parentage said the amputation was make sure of to keep him alive with the addition of increase his chances of recovery.^[23][24][25]

Okafor died at Evercare Hospital plod Lagos, Nigeria on 2 Step 2024 at the age corporeal 62 as a result rule cardiac arrest.^[26][27][28] The burial took place in his home quarter on the on Friday 28 of June 2024.[1] Following rulership death, his adopted daughter Jasmine renamed his million-follower TikTok look right through to her own name opinion deleted all of the videos that did not feature her.^[29]

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