Mr Ibu’s household want to fly him in another country for extra remedy.
Popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor, fondly often known as Mr Ibu, has been hospitalised currently and is requesting monetary support from Nigerians to settle his medical payments.
In a video posted on his Instagram web page on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, the ailing actor lay on the hospital mattress explaining that he has been sick for weeks and never responding to remedy.
Weakly, he famous that he’s susceptible to having his leg amputated if he’s unable to obtain the right remedies.
“While I am hoping for prayers and assistance, as I speak to you I am still lying down in the hospital. The medical director of this hospital said that in case his new idea does not work, the next idea is to cut off my leg. Just see me, if they cut off my leg where would I go? Pray for me, I don’t want my leg to be cut off, thank you so much, God, bless you,” stated the actor.
Okafor’s spouse and daughter had been additionally within the video, beckoning on Nigerians to maintain them of their prayers and lend monetary help the place mandatory. His daughter famous that she has been shouldering the payments for so long as the actor has been sick. She additionally confused that the household would like to fly him in another country for extra remedy.
She stated,
“I’ve been the one dealing with the payments and I’m financially drained, we are able to’t do it alone. He’s not getting higher, some days it appears to be like like he’s and different days it appears to be like like he’s getting worse.
“We are still at the hospital and they want to transfer him to another hospital because he is not getting better. We want to appeal to Nigerian individuals or organisations to please fly daddy abroad for better treatment. This is not the first time daddy is down like this.”
The legendary actor and comedian celebrated his 62nd birthday in his hospital room surrounded by household on October 17. In the video posted to his web page, Okafor was evidently in ache whereas sitting up in entrance of his cake, and the affected leg was swollen.
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