“I’m not begging anybody for money”- Mr. Ibu laments

The veteran actor has told those selling his name to desist from it immediately.

Nollywood comic actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu has disclosed that he is not begging anybody for assistance, although he is open for assistance from his friends.

The legendary actor has been on the sick bed for quite a while now, recovering from an undisclosed illness.

It has come to his notice that some people are taking advantage of his illness and taken to social media to tell them to stop.

In a video shared on Instagram, the veteran actor could be heard beseeching those taking advantage to desist from it immediately.

“Some people have sold me…they haven’t heard from me all they want to do is sell me,” he said.

“It won’t work. God has risen me up…God has risen me up. I am not begging anybody for money.

“Not as critical as they are talking about. Anybody whose business is to talk about my sickness and take advantage of it should stop.”

Mr. Ibu has been faced with health issues in the past, which he disclosed almost caused his death.

In a 2020 interview, the actor narrated how his staff were paid by his kinsmen to eliminate because of his successful career.

“I nor dey take alcohol and people go say the belle is big. All the food wen I dey chop na small small food na since them give me that poison,” he narrated.

“I don dey take medicine so the thing don dey come down now I don dey see my legs. Before I nor dey see my legs.”

He went on to narrate how he was poisoned and left to die by his member of staff.

“Here in my office, they brought the first poison, I took it,” he said.

“I was falling around and nobody came to ask. Even the workers did not enter here even though they were hearing me fall around. I vomited something in my bathroom.”

“They paid them and gave them enough money to make sure they eliminate me.

“All these plans are from Enugu, my townspeople, and age grades that are surprised that I can own some things, build some houses, buy a house in Lagos. They asked them to go and kill me.”