John okafor charles inojie biography
Nollywood actor and director Charles Inojie described the death of his colleague, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, as a “irreparable loss” to Nigeria's Nollywood....
Nollywood actor and director Charles Inojie has described the death of his colleague, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, as an “irreparable loss” to the.
John Okafor
Nigerian actor (–)
John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October – 2 March ), popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian legendary Veteran actor and comedian. He appeared in over Nollywood films including those from the Mr.
Ibu series.
Early life / Education
Okafor was born on 17 October He was from Umunekwu in Nigeria's former Eastern Region (now in Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State).[1] After elementary school and the death of his father in , Okafor moved to Sapele to stay with his brother.
There, he befriends a house help named Exodus (Charles Inogie), who introduces him to his madam and advocates for her to employ him (Omalu) as.In Sapele, he did menial jobs so he could send himself to school and support his family.[2] Okafor then worked as a hairstylist, ventured into photography and also worked in a company that produced crates.
After secondary school, he was admitted into the College of Education, Yola, but pulled out due to financial difficulties. He later enrolled in the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu.[3] He worked as a hairstylists as well as venturin