Veteran comic Nollywood actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu is dead. 

Close associates and relatives confirmed his passing on Saturday.

Okafor d!ed at Evercare Hospital at the age of 62. Many fans have shared condolences on X, reminiscing about movies the late actor has featured.

Details surrounding the cause of d3ath and the veracity of these reports are not yet available as his family and representatives have not given any public statement.

The actor had been battling health issues since October 2023 and had undergone multiple surgeries that led to the amputation of his leg. However, updates from his family in November indicated he was recovering.

The news of his death comes less than 24 hours after the demise of Quadri Oyebamiji popularly known as Sisi Quadri, another Veteran Nollywood Actor.

In 2019, Mr Ibu alleged that his kinsmen paid some of his domestic workers to poison him because of his successful career.

In May 2022, the comic actor again alleged that he was poisoned for the third time.

He said, “My illness was perpetrated by people that hate me. They did what they did to me. Later, I was taken to the hospital. The doctors are prophets. So, they went into my system and they told me what was wrong and what they were going to do. I said ‘Whatever you are going to do, please, do it, let me live because if I die like this the enemies will laugh’. And then the doctors said ‘Okay, there’s no problem’.

Many of his colleagues in Nollywood have posted lighted candles on their pages to mourn him.