Mr Ibu is irreplaceable in Nollywood – Charles Inojie mourns

The death of Nigerian actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, is a huge loss to the Nollywood film industry, actor and director Charles Inojie has said.

In a recent interview with Channels TV, Mr Inojie, who has starred in films alongside Mr Ibu, noted that no one in the industry can replace the late actor and his impact.

Charles Inojie commended Mr Ibu’s acting noting that a movie was a guaranteed hit if Mr Ibu was cast.

“There are sometimes you lose a person in an industry and you say, well, this person would replace him. But Mr Ibu is irreplaceable. Mr Ibu spears with every part of his body,” he said.

“He is probably one of the few people in Africa that would sit without saying anything, and would communicate a million messages with his facial expressions, body language and gestures without verbalising just one word of dramatic dialogue. That doesn’t come cheap. We are going to miss that,” Mr Inojie added.

Now this video hits very differently.

Rip JOHN OKAFOR

Your Mr ibu persona would always live long in our memories 🕊️🕊️ pic.twitter.com/Fr3NadT2Km

— Veezy (@veezyveezy12) March 3, 2024