The social media is awash with the reported death of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr. Ibu.
The news is all over X (Twitter), where it is trending as number one topic in Nigeria with over 30,000 tweets.
People are paying him tributes and sharing some of his evergreen works on the microblogging platform.
The actor was reported to have passed away at Evercare Hospital, Lagos. He was aged 62.
Efforts are still ongoing to confirm this with his family members at the time of filing this report.
The actor had been battling health issues since October 2023 and had undergone multiple surgeries that led to the amputation of his leg.
The latest information from his family until now was that the actor was recovering and had returned home from the hospital.
No notable industry figure has confirmed the raging report of his demise yet.
Details later.
