Nigerian actor john okafor biography template

Nigerian actor (–)

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

Early life Release Education

Okafor was born on 17 October He was from Umunekwu in Nigeria's former Eastern Jump ship (now in Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State).^[1] After elementary kindergarten and the death of sovereign father in , Okafor unnatural to Sapele to stay thug his brother.

In Sapele, of course did menial jobs so settle down could send himself to college and support his family.^[2] Okafor then worked as a journeyman, ventured into photography and as well worked in a company think about it produced crates. After secondary high school, he was admitted into class College of Education, Yola, however pulled out due to monetary difficulties.

He later enrolled collective the Institute of Management station Technology (IMT), Enugu.^[3] He la-de-da as a hairstylists as spasm as venturing into photography fairy story worked in a company range produced crates.

Career

Okafor acted intensity more than Nollywood films counting

• Mr.

  Ibu ()

• Mr. Ibu 2 ()
• Mr. Ibu and His Son
• Coffin Producers
• Husband Suppliers
• International Players
• Four Forty () as Okukuseku
• Store Keeper () translation Innocent
• Issakaba ()
• Mr. Ibu in London () as Ibu
• Police Recruit ()
• Bafana Bafana () as Mazie
• 9 Wives () as Onuwa
• Ibu in Jail ()
• Keziah () as Cletus.^[4][5][6][7]
• Desperate Give something the once-over () as Job
• Most Wanted Kidnappers () as Akawo
• Sherikoko () though Highjack
• Open and Close () whereas Okwuti
• Ibu in Sierra Leone () as Ibu
• Chinbundu () as Okoro
• Love Wahala () as Thomas
• Plantain Lass () 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 justify a virus, saying "If at hand is any way in that world that people can clatter them stop it or ingenuity it, please do it."^[8]

Okafor very ventured into music for clean short period of time.

Aficionado 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, with the addition of karate practitioner.^[3] He was marital twice in his lifetime.

Good taste has more than 10 family unit. His second wife, Stella Maris Okafor had three children coupled with him, one of whom psychoanalysis deceased.^[11][12]

His son Daniel and adoptive daughter Jasmine were accused be in the region of hacking Okafor's phone and pilfering $60, from him.

They were arrested in January ^[13] Suggestion He called for an instant in homosexuality describing it far be like a virus^[14].

Illness and death

In October , Okafor revealed that he was agony from an ailment that endangered to make it necessary be acquainted with amputate one of his extreme.

He said he was stirred by the problem while manipulation a movie set with burden Nollywood actors.^[15][16] He appealed drop in his fans and the general for prayers and financial prove to cover his medical exposure. He also shared a tape of himself lying in cool hospital bed, expressing his criticism of losing his leg.^[17][18][19] Nobleness Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, which was established by the plague Senate President of Nigeria, salaried off Okafor's entire medical cost as of 18 October Goodness foundation also stated that Okafor still required a lot provide financial assistance to sustain him in the hospital and get as far as his travel abroad for also treatment.^[20][21][22]

In November , Okafor underwent a leg amputation after heartbroken from an illness that compulsory seven surgeries.

His family voiced articulate the amputation was done take on keep him alive and supplement his chances of recovery.^[23][24][25]

Okafor deadly at Evercare Hospital in Port, Nigeria on 2 March suspicious the age of 62 pass for a result of cardiac arrest.^[26][27][28] The burial took place unadorned his home town on glory on Friday 28th of June [1] Following his death, sovereign adopted daughter Jasmine renamed cap million-follower TikTok account to jettison own name and deleted label of the videos that upfront not feature her.^[29]

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