We need to fly Mr Ibu abroad for further treatment – Family gives update on ailing actor’s health

According to his family, Mr. Ibu has had five successful surgeries and is currently recovering in the intensive care unit. They attested that the donations arrived at just the right time and were extremely valuable.

The acclaimed Nollywood superstar, John Okafor, well known as Mr. Ibu, has taken to social media to share an exclusive update on his health journey.

They thanked the gods and, most significantly, the general public for their constant support, encouraging words, and heartfelt prayers for Mr. Ibu in the post.

They attested that the donations arrived at just the right time and were extremely valuable.

According to his family, Mr. Ibu has had five successful surgeries and is currently recovering in the intensive care unit.

They underlined the importance of more financial support in order to take the actor overseas for specialized medical care once he has stabilized in the hospital.

Mr Ibu’s family wrote;

“Update On Daddy (Mr IBU) We want to thank God and most especially the General public for their support, encouragement, and prayers doing this trying period for our dad. We called on Good Nigerians and we are very grateful for the response in every aspect most especially the donations, it came in very timely and very helpful.

So far daddy has gone through 5 succesful surgeries, and he is still recovering in the ICU. Daddy is immensely grateful and we are thankful to the general public during this phase of our lives.

We appreciate all the donations made to this account, and soon as daddy is better he will personally acknowledge all donations respectively ! We are still counting on all your prayers and unwavering support as we pray he gets stabilized quickly to enable us fly him abroad for further advances treatment.. The John Okafor family is grateful to all Nigerians.”