Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu has opened up about his life and career in a new interview.
The actor revealed how the character Mr Ibu earned him several slaps to the point that he had to always run away from people.
Read excerpts:
“Mr Ibu has received countless slaps and manhandling from people. Some people even go to the extent of tearing my clothes or buttons. So, when I am out and I feel that the situation is about to go out of hand, I just run away because some people may take advantage of the situation and start punching my face,” he said.
Speaking on whether he envisaged his success;
“I never thought that I would be this big. I was even surprised at the level of my success. But like I said, I thank God for his goodness. Today, I can comfortably buy a car for myself and buy for someone else. While I was growing up, my parents were Christians and they never did anything without bringing God into it. So, that is the kind of lifestyle that I am emulating. That is why right now, anything I want to do, I bring in God first,” he replied.
On what is responsible for his activeness and vitality despite his age, Mr Ibu said,
“There is nothing you can do on this world that God is not aware of. I put God first in anything I do. Despite the fact that I went through some challenges but as at this moment, I have many reasons to come closer to God and say thank you for my present situation.”
The 58-year-old actor also revealed he has been harassed several times and has had to run away from people because of his Mr Ibu character.
In his words:
“Mr Ibu has received countless slaps and manhandling from people. Some people even go to the extent of tearing my clothes or buttons. So, when I am out and I feel that the situation is about to go out of hand, I just run away because some people may take advantage of the situation and start punching my face.”
Giving a hint about his plans for the movie industry, he said:
“Everything is in God’s hands because I know that I am creative. I will keep doing creative things and bringing creative ideas into the system.”
Source: Kemifilani