Mr Ibu Undergoes Five Surgeries, To Continue Further Treatment Soon — Family

The family of the Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has revealed that the actor successfully underwent five surgeries and would be flown abroad for further treatment soon.

This was disclosed in a post on the actor’s Instagram page on Tuesday.

The post read, “We want to thank God and most especially the general public for their support, encouragement, and prayers during 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; they came in very timely and very helpful.

“So far, Daddy has gone through five successful 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. Thank you, and as 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 stabilised quickly to enable us to fly him abroad for further advanced treatment. The John Okafor family is grateful to all Nigerians.”

The Pristinegist earlier reported that the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation fully covered the medical expenses of the Comic actor.