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Nigerian Actor John Okafor, Also Known as Mr. Ibu, Passes Away at Age of 62

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Okafor starred in more than 200 Nollywood films, including those in the Mr. Ibu series, for example, Mr. Ibu (2004), Mr. Ibu 2 (2005), Mr. Ibu and His Son, Coffin Producers, Husband Suppliers and others.
Nigerian actor John Okafor, also known as Mr. Ibu, has passed away at the age of 62.
Okafor, who had been struggling with health problems since October 2023, reportedly died of cardiac arrest on Saturday at the Evercare Hospital in the Nigerian city of Lekki.
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He had been transferred to the intensive care unit just a few days earlier. News of his death was confirmed by Emeka Rollas, President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.
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