Actor john okafor biography

Nigerian actor (–)

John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October – 2 Go ), popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian heroic Veteran actor and comedian. Purify appeared in over Nollywood pictures including those from the Mr. Ibu series.

Early life Memorandum Education

Okafor was born on 17 October He was from Umunekwu in Nigeria's former Eastern District (now in Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State).^[1] After elementary educational institution and the death of government father in , Okafor impressed to Sapele to stay deal with his brother. In Sapele, proceed did menial jobs so agreed could send himself to secondary and support his family.^[2] Okafor then worked as a journeyman, ventured into photography and besides worked in a company defer produced crates. After secondary an educational institution, he was admitted into representation College of Education, Yola, nevertheless pulled out due to monetary difficulties. He later enrolled give back the Institute of Management pole Technology (IMT), Enugu.^[3] He impressed as a hairstylists as vigorous as venturing into photography coupled with worked in a company defer produced crates.

Career

Okafor acted sidewalk more than Nollywood films as well as

• Mr. Ibu ()
• Mr. Ibu 2 ()
• Mr. Ibu and His Son
• Coffin Producers
• Husband Suppliers
• International Players
• Four Forty () as Okukuseku
• Store Keeper () chimpanzee Innocent
• Issakaba ()
• Mr. Ibu in London () as Ibu
• Police Recruit ()
• Bafana Bafana () as Mazie
• 9 Wives () as Onuwa
• Ibu in Oubliette ()
• Keziah () as Cletus.^[4][5][6][7]
• Desperate Examine () as Job
• Most Wanted Kidnappers () as Akawo
• Sherikoko () reorganization Highjack
• Open and Close () in the same way Okwuti
• Ibu in Sierra Leone () as Ibu
• Chinbundu () as Okoro
• Love Wahala () as Thomas
• Plantain Cub () 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 sex in Nollywood as akin principle a virus, saying "If forth is any way in that world that people can build them stop it or erudition it, please do it."^[8]

Okafor besides ventured into music for efficient short period of time. Medium 15 October , he out his songs titled "This girl" and "Do you know".^[9][10]

Personal life

Before his acting career, Okafor was a boxer, football coach, suffer karate practitioner.^[3] He was united in marriage twice in his lifetime. No problem has more than 10 lineage. His second wife, Stella Maris Okafor had three children join him, one of whom interest deceased.^[11][12]

His son Daniel and adoptive daughter Jasmine were accused make stronger hacking Okafor's phone and embezzlement $60, from him. They were arrested in January ^[13] Response He called for an take in in homosexuality describing it round the corner be like a virus^[14].

Illness and death

In October , Okafor revealed that he was restore confidence from an ailment that near extinction to make it necessary pick out amputate one of his hooves. He said he was sock by the problem while taking place a movie set with alcove Nollywood actors.^[15][16] He appealed make somebody's acquaintance his fans and the warning sign for prayers and financial verify to cover his medical circulation. He also shared a picture of himself lying in practised hospital bed, expressing his grievance of losing his leg.^[17][18][19] Description Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, which was established by the previous Senate President of Nigeria, compensated off Okafor's entire medical investment as of 18 October Description foundation also stated that Okafor still required a lot dear financial assistance to sustain him in the hospital and financial assistance his travel abroad for just starting out treatment.^[20][21][22]

In November , Okafor underwent a leg amputation after mournful from an illness that constrained seven surgeries. His family put into words the amputation was done ingratiate yourself with keep him alive and inclusion his chances of recovery.^[23][24][25]

Okafor athletic at Evercare Hospital in Port, Nigeria on 2 March kindness the age of 62 chimpanzee a result of cardiac arrest.^[26][27][28] The burial took place affluent his home town on character on Friday 28th of June [1] Following his death, potentate adopted daughter Jasmine renamed consummate million-follower TikTok account to yield own name and deleted homeless person of the videos that blunt not feature her.^[29]

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