Mr Ibu in Nollywood: Meet John Okafor’s Buffoonish Alter Ego

Mr Ibu

John Okafor (born 17 October 1961), popularly known as Mr Ibu, is a Nigerian actor and comedian. Okafor is one of Nigeria’s most popular comic characters. He often plays the buffoon, quite hilariously, in most movies he features in.

He is mostly known for Mr Ibu in London (2004), Honeymoon Guys 2 (2015) and Ngozi: Abeg Marry Us (2003).

According to Okafor’s IMDB page, He has acted in more than 200 movies including

Honeymoon Guys 2 2015
Open & Close 2011
Open & Close 2 2010
Most Wanted Kidnappers 2010
Most Wanted Kidnappers 2 2010
Yahoozee Prophets 2009
Yahoozee Prophets 2 2009
Mental Case 2008
Mental Case 2 2008
The Tusk of Life 2008
The Tusk of Life 2 2008
Bafana Bafana 2007
Bafana Bafana 2 2007
Basket Mouth 2007
Basket Mouth 2 2007
Desperate Search 2007
Desperate Search 2 2007
How Far? 2007
How Far? 2 2007
Keziah 2007
Keziah 2 2007
Toronto Connection 2007
Toronto Connection 2 2007
A Fool at 40 2006
A Fool at 40 2 2006
Brain Wash 2006
Brain Wash 2 2006
Captain 2006
Captain 2 2006
Captain 3 2006
Chelsea/Liverpool 2006
Chelsea/Liverpool 2 2006
Dear Mama 2006
6Final Surrender 2006
Final Surrender 2 2006
Four Forty 2006
Four Forty 2 2006
Men on the Run 2006
Men on the Run 2 2006
Over Heat 2006
Over Heat 2 2006
Recharge Card 2006
Recharge Card 2 2006
Store Keeper 2006
Store Keeper 2 2006
Sweet Mama 2006
Sweet Mama 2 2006
The Journalist 2006
The Journalist 2 2006
The Return of Mama-G 2006
9 Wives 2005
9 Wives 2 2005
Circle of Lives 2005
Common Sense 2005
Common Sense 2 2005
Joshua 2005
Joshua 2 2005
The Councillor 2005
The Councillor 2 2005
Dollars from Germany 2004
Dollars from Germany 2 2004
James & John 2004
Mr Ibu 2004
Mr Ibu 2 2004
Mr Ibu in London 2004
Unbreakable 2004
Bullet 2003
Bullet 2 2003
Civil War 2003
Fresh Pain 2003
Fresh Pain 2 2003
Informant 2003
Ngozi: Abeg Marry Us 2003
Nicodemus 2003
Police Recruit 2003
Vuga 2 2000

Some media reports claimed 2019 that the comedian was hit by a mysterious stroke shortly after he returned from a trip to Owerri. He denied it