Veteran Nigerian Actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu has been reported dead.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the comic actor died at Evercare hospital in Lagos.
Details surrounding the cause of death and the veracity of these reports are still unclear but some players in the industry have already attributed it to his recent leg surgery.
Mr Ibu’s family and representatives have yet to comment publicly.
Similar rumours were rife in the past. However, according to Nairaland website he died on Saturday March 2.
The legendary actor has been battling health issues in October 2023, and undergone multiple surgeries that led to the amputation of his leg but received treatment and was discharged from hospital in early January this year.
Mr Ibu until his death was an indigene of Nkanu West Lagos of Enugu State. He is survived by wife and three children.
