Mr. Ibu, veteran Nollywood actor, is dead
By Ishaya Ibrahim
One of Nigeria’s most prolific comedians, John Ikechukwu Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, is dead.
He died at the age of 62 after complications arising from an ailment which led to the amputation of one of his legs.
The veteran comedian passed away at Evercare hospital.
Mr Ibu, born on October 17, 1961, hailed from Nkanu West local government of Enugu State.
After elementary school in 1974, Okafor moved to Sapele to stay with his brother, after his father’s demise. In Sapele, he did menial jobs so he could sponsor himself to school and support his family. He then worked as a hairstylist, ventured into photography and also worked in a company that produces crates.
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After secondary school, he was admitted into the College of Education, Yola, but pulled out due to financial difficulties. He later enrolled in the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu as soon as he was financially able to.
Mr. Ibu has acted in more than 200 NollyWood movies including Mr. Ibu (2004), Mr. Ibu 2 (2005), Mr. Ibu and His Son, Coffin Producers, Husband Suppliers, International Players, Mr. Ibu in London (2005), Police Recruit (2003), 9 Wives (2005), Ibu in Prison (2006) and Keziah (2007).
Mr. Ibu also ventured into music. He did music for a short period of time. On October 15, 2020 he released his songs titled, This girl and Do you know.
