Nollywood actor John Okafor better known as  Mr. Ibu has been announced dead following a viral WhatsApp message that was leaked online.

The veteran actor after a prolong and intense battling with his health seemed to have surrendered to the cold hands of death.

The viral WhatsApp chat that is being shared on social media, shows a particular medical worker revealing to a friend that he had passed away  in her hospital.

This  healthcare worker revealed that she knows this because she works at Evercare hospital where he has been for the past few months.

Recall last year October, it had been reported that Nollywood actor Mr Ibu had undergone five surgeries and had been scheduled for even more.

The news had broken out in the middle of the year 2023 with a video of him begging the public to help him with funds

However, he had disclosed that he could potentially lose his legs if urgent fund was not generated for his healthcare.  Moreso, barely a month after his family’s cry for help, one of his legs got amputated.

The 62-year-old actor, whose leg was amputated, was featured in so many videos as he seemed to be bouncing back from the surgery.

However, back in December of 2023, a misconception has started to go around which was quickly refuted by his family, which saw netizens hinting at the fact that Mr. Ibu’s two legs had been amputated. However, his family clarified that the amputation had only happened in one leg

They disproved claims that Mr. Ibu’s illness was due to diabetes, as they revealed that the actor had been contending with clotting of the blood in his leg.

His  existing family are yet to come on social media to refute and report on his death. However, Our prayers continue to be with their family in this trying time.