February 11, (THEWILL) – Comic actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has shed more light on his family crisis.
The veteran actor had an interview with Punch newspaper, where he spoke about his wife, Stella Maris and his adopted daughter, Jasmine.
According to him, his marriage to Stella is his fifth and he stated that if anything happens to the union, he will never give marriage a shot again.
“This is my final marriage. If this one falls apart, I won’t marry again. This is my fifth and worst marriage because my wife adopted what is not obtainable.
“This feels like punishment, not marriage. I doubt if I am still in the marriage because it seems she has already prepared her mind to leave and I’m not going to stop her.
“I support her leaving. Each time I see her, I begin to breathe erratically, and it is not good for me because I am not ready to die. There are opportunities God exposed me to that are of interest to me.”
Asked if he was still married when he adopted Jasmine Chioma, the actor revealed that she was adopted when she was young and her mother consented to the adoption.
“After my fourth marriage, I adopted Jasmine. She was still a girl of about 12/13 years old when I adopted her.
“I adopted her because nobody cared for her. She was abandoned. I usually go to a place to relax and mix with people. She came to me there and told me she was interested in acting.
“She does not know who her biological father is, and her mother didn’t discuss anything about him with her. She told me she used to watch my movies and she would like to be in my care.
“I asked her what level of education she had, and she told me to help her complete her education; which I did.
“She bears my name, but it wasn’t until later that the adoption was legalised. Her mother consented to me adopting her.”
Mr. Ibu also claimed that after he recovered from the poison attack, he started having issues with his wife.
“Right from time, she had never allowed me to rest. When I was hospitalised and she came to the hospital, it was like war.
“She kept complaining that I did not care for her and the children. I made arrangements to give her some money, but she said it was not enough that I should add something to it.
“I did, and after she left, she did not come to see me again throughout my stay in the hospital.”
