A video capturing the moment the body of Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was taken out of the mortuary has surfaced online.
It will be recalled that the veteran actor passed away on Sunday, March 2, at Evercare Hospital in the Lekki area of Lagos state, after battling for his life for several months.
The body of the 62-year-old actor has now been moved from the Lagos mortuary to his hometown ahead of his burial ceremony.
During the transportation process on March 4, his family and loved ones were present. His wife, Stella Marris was visibly emotional and broke into tears as her late husband’s body was being taken away.
Watch the video below,
In November 2023, a video of Stella Maris, the wife of ailing Nollywood actor John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, feeding him on his hospital bed was shared on social media.
This comes days after the actor’s adopted daughter, Jasmine, released a video of herself feeding the actor fruits and stated that she is only concerned about him fully recovering, amid her online conflict with Stella.
Recall that the duo has been entangled in an online saga centred around public donations for the actor’s medical treatment.