The family of comic John Okafor popularly known in movie circles as Mr Ibu has taken to social media to share an update on the health condition of the ailing actor.
In a message shared on the official Instagram page of the actor, the family informed that Mr Ibu has so far gone through five successful surgeries and is still recuperating in the Intensive Care Unit.
The family also shared that Mr Ibu is immensely grateful and thankful for all the donations made to his account to ensure that he gets the best medical treatment for his condition.
The message reads thus in full; ”We want to thank God and most especially the General public for their support, encouragement, and prayers doing this trying period for our dad.
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‘‘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 succesfull 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 to fly him abroad for further advanced treatment.. The John Okafor family is grateful to all Nigerians.” The message concluded.