Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu is currently soliciting for help as he lies sick in an unnamed private hospital in Lagos.
In a video he posted on his verified Instagram account on Wednesday, October 18, which has gone viral.
Mr Ibu noted that he has been in the hospital for some weeks and the doctors said they will have to cut off his leg if their next line of action does not work.
“I have been down for so many weeks. All I am hoping for Is your prayers and assistance, as I speak to you I am still lying down at the hospital. The medical director of this hospital said that the best solution is in case his new idea doesn’t work, the best idea is to cut off my leg,” Mr Ibu stated.
The actor added that, “Just see me, if they cut off my leg where will I go from here? Please, be in prayers for me, talk to God Almighty, I don’t want my leg to be cut off, please. Thank you so much, God bless.”
Also speaking in the video, his daughter, Jasmine Okafor, appealed that individuals and organisations should come to his father’s rescue, adding that she thought she could do it by herself.
She also said the actor needs to be taken to the states for proper medical treatment as what she described as “one of the best private facilities in Lagos,” can not handle the situation.
She said, “As a family, we want to appeal that at this point, people should come to Daddy’s aid and rescue; for the past two weeks, Daddy has been very down, so we took him to the hospital. I have been sorting the bills, thinking I can do it alone. We have been doing everything humanly possible; as a family, we felt it was something we could do on our own for him to be fine, but he is not getting any better.
“He is not getting better; some days, it seems as if he is getting better; some days, it seems like it is getting worse. We are at one of the best private medical facilities in Lagos, and they want to refer us to another hospital because he is not getting better here.”
The actor’s wife, who also spoke in the video decried her husband’s situation and also cried out for assistance to save him from the situation.
Mr Ibu, who has featured in countless Nollywood movies, just celebrated his 62nd birthday from the hospital bed on Tuesday, October 17.
