The family of Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has revealed that he underwent five successful surgeries and is currently in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Mr Ibu’s family, who disclosed this in a statement on his Instagram page, expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support, encouragement, and prayers from the public during their father’s challenging period.
They extended appreciation for the donations received, emphasizing the timely and valuable assistance it provided during this phase of their lives.
The John Okafor family emphasized their continued reliance on prayers and unwavering support while hoping for Mr Ibu’s swift stabilization to facilitate his transfer abroad for further advanced treatment.
The 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.”
KanyiDaily recalls that Mr Ibu’s daughter, Chioma Jasmine Okafor called for prayers from the public as her father battles a critical health condition.