Social media influencer, Martin Vincent Otse a.k.a Verydarkman has disclosed that while Nollywood veteran comic actor John Okafor a.k.a Mr. Ibu is recovering from illness, his wife Stella Maris is looking to grab donations made to the actor to buy iPhone 15 and butt pads.
Stella Maris had cried that she was being denied access to the donations meant for her husband’s medical bills and upkeep. Verydarkman, revealed in an Instagram video post that since the sum reached N40m, Mr. Ibu’s wife has been restless. She asked for some money to buy the latest iPhone.
He added that N1m was eventually given to her for the family’s upkeep, but she used most of the money to buy butt pads. He noted that Stella’s lifestyle and behaviour are the sole reason she was denied access to the funds being donated by people.
Meanwhile Charles Inojie, a top Nollywood actor and producer has revealed his encounter with Ibu after surgery that resulted in amputation. He shared the moment he met Mr. Ibu in the hospital on his Facebook page.
“I never thought I would ever be able to relate this chapter of my encounter with Mr Ibu on his sick bed because I had this funny feeling that it had the potential of making light of a very dire situation as his condition presented.”
“I walked into his private ward in the ICU in the company of Chinyere Wilfred at whose behest we made the journey to Ever Care where he is being treated. We had just finished a set, and she suggested that we take the opportunity to visit Ibu. With us were Jasmine, Mrs Ibu, and a woman I believe is her friend,” Inojie wrote.
“From one joke to the other, Ibu literally entertained us. For a moment, I peered into his eyes as if searching for the secret of his willpower, and again, he levelled me out.
“IBU: ‘You dey pity for me? No fear, the doctor say I go fit still use the leg later, even though some betta-betta meat don commot for the leg.’
“You could never stop wondering where he got the strength under such agonising pain to exude such positive energy so effortlessly.
Then came the moment. I picked his hands from his sides and held them tightly as I muttered, ‘Let’s pray.’
“We gazed intently at each other and connected on the fading highways of nostalgia, and upon the instance, I felt a mad rush of hot tears welling up beneath my quivering eyelids. I quickly turned away for fear my animal weakness was threatening to have the better of me, but too late. Ibu was crying, too!”
“I left his ward with one of life’s vital lessons running through my mind… Whoever can muster the willpower to survive in the face of anguish and life-threatening pain can defeat death even in the most fierce battle. May God Almighty grant Ibu a speedy recovery.”
