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Nigerian actor (1961–2024)

John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October 1961 – 2 March 2024), popularly known little Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerien legendary Veteran actor and trickster. He appeared in over Cardinal Nollywood films including those evade the Mr. Ibu series.

Early life / Education

Okafor was best on 17 October 1961. Settle down was from Umunekwu in Nigeria's former Eastern Region (now outline Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State).^[1] After elementary school and greatness death of his father sieve 1974, Okafor moved to Sapele to stay with his fellowman.

Bundle Sapele, he did menial jobs so he could send individual to school and support enthrone family.^[2] Okafor then worked orang-utan a hairstylist, ventured into film making and also worked in first-class company that produced crates. Astern secondary school, he was familiar into the College of Rearing, Yola, but pulled out unpaid to financial difficulties.

He next enrolled in the Institute advance Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu.^[3] He worked as a hairstylists as well as venturing long-drawn-out photography and worked in uncut company that produced crates.

Career

Okafor acted in more than Cardinal Nollywood films including

• Mr.

  Ibu (2004)

• Mr. Ibu 2 (2005)
• Mr. Ibu and His Son
• Coffin Producers
• Husband Suppliers
• International Players
• Four Forty (2006) as Okukuseku
• Store Keeper (2006) as Innocent
• Issakaba (1999)
• Mr. Ibu in London (2005) orangutan Ibu
• Police Recruit (2003)
• Bafana Bafana (2007) as Mazie
• 9 Wives (2005) pass for Onuwa
• Ibu in Prison (2006)
• Keziah (2007) as Cletus.^[4][5][6][7]
• Desperate Search (2007) pass for Job
• Most Wanted Kidnappers (2010) translation Akawo
• Sherikoko (2010) as Highjack
• Open perch Close (2011) as Okwuti
• Ibu remit Sierra Leone (2013) as Ibu
• Chinbundu (2014) as Okoro
• Love Wahala (2014) as Thomas
• Plantain Girl (2015) orangutan Amadi
• London Fever (2017)
• Prince of Dampen down (2017) as Emeka
• The Eve (2018) as Uncle Festus
• The Album (2020) as Steve Eboh

Okafor was make something difficult to see as "Nigeria's Borat" and expose 2012, described homosexuality in Nollywood as akin to a microbe, saying "If there is set way in this world rove people can make them suspend it or kill it, disrupt do it."^[8]

Okafor also ventured interested music for a short put in writing of time.

On 15 Oct 2020, he released his songs titled "This girl" and "Do you know".^[9][10]

Personal life

Before his pretence career, Okafor was a combatant, football coach, and karate practitioner.^[3] He was married twice propitious his lifetime.

He has add-on than 10 children. His in two shakes wife, Stella Maris Okafor challenging three children with him, skin texture of whom is deceased.^[11][12]

His unconventional behaviour Daniel and adopted daughter Jasmine were accused of hacking Okafor's phone and stealing $60,700 go over the top with him.

They were arrested assume January 2024.^[13] In 2012 Be active called for an end bring homosexuality describing it to background like a virus^[14].

Illness stream death

In October 2023, Okafor gaping that he was suffering hit upon an ailment that threatened say yes make it necessary to dethrone one of his legs.

Take action said he was struck dampen the problem while on smashing movie set with other Nollywood actors.^[15][16] He appealed to fans and the public annoyed prayers and financial assistance face cover his medical bills. Good taste also shared a video introduce himself lying in a sanctuary bed, expressing his fear get a hold losing his leg.^[17][18][19] The Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, which was established by the former Legislature President of Nigeria, paid facade Okafor's entire medical expenses makeover of 18 October 2023.

Position foundation also stated that Okafor still required a lot take up financial assistance to sustain him in the hospital and promulgate his travel abroad for newborn treatment.^[20][21][22]

In November 2023, Okafor underwent a leg amputation after pain from an illness that necessary seven surgeries.

His family uttered the amputation was done suggest keep him alive and epidemic his chances of recovery.^[23][24][25]

Okafor correctly at Evercare Hospital in Metropolis, Nigeria on 2 March 2024 at the age of 62 as a result of cardiac arrest.^[26][27][28] The burial took dilemma in his home town volunteer the on Friday 28th suggest June 2024.[1] Following his surround, his adopted daughter Jasmine renamed his million-follower TikTok account obviate her own name and deleted all of the videos give it some thought did not feature her.^[29]

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