March 02, (THEWILL) –
Veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, is dead.
He was aged 62.
The iconic actor passed away at Evercare Hospital, Lagos state, on Saturday, March 2, after a long battle with a blood clot on his leg.
Mr Ibu had been on life support after he underwent a second surgery for his ailment recently.
The actor battled with constant clotting of blood on his leg and other health challenges for years.
In October 2023, he came out publicly to seek financial assistance to treat his ailment.
There were plans to fly him abroad for further medical care, but that plan was aborted by his doctors, who believed he wasn’t fit to fly.
During his treatment, his leg was amputated in November 2023.
The actor is survived by his wife and children.
The veteran actor was very famous for his sterling interpretation of humorous roles in movies.
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