Thursday, March 28, 2024 - The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas has explained why late comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, wasn't flown abroad to receive medical care while battling with his ailment.
In a recent interview, Emeka said late Mr
Ibu was rejected by hospitals in the United States and India because his
prognosis would make it impossible for him to board a flight.
Ibu had asked the public for financial
assistance while the ailment got serious. According to his family, he underwent
seven surgeries but to keep him alive, one of his legs was amputated. The
family in a statement released at the time, said there were plans to fly him
abroad for better treatment, however the actor never travelled.
Explaining why Ibu couldt't travel, Rollas
said;
“There was a
time we wanted to fly Ibu abroad, but when we escalated the doctor’s reference
and his prognosis, almost all the hospitals in India and America rejected him
and said whoever that has this kind of prognosis cannot survive flight to any
country.”
Okafor passed away on March 2. He was
62 years old.
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