Saturday, March 02, 2024 – After a long battle with blood clotting on his leg, veteran actor, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu has died. The actor passed away in a hospital in Lagos on Saturday, March 2.
According to family sources, the actor has been on life
support after he underwent a second surgery for his ailment recently.
The family source said that his blood pressure has been over
200 after he had the surgery and that efforts were being made to stabilize it
before he sadly passed away this evening.
The actor battled with constant clotting of blood on his leg
(diseased blood vessels) 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 the cause of his treatment, his leg was amputated in
November 2023.
The actor is survived by his wife and children. He was 62
years old.
The veteran actor was very famous for his sterling
interpretation of humorous roles in movies.
May his soul rest in peace, Amen.
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