The family of veteran Nollywood actor and comedian, John Okafor aka Mr. Ibu, has released an update on his health status.

This is coming weeks after the 62-year-old comedian revealed he is fighting an undisclosed illness that could cost him his leg.

In a video shared on October 18, he stated that the doctors told him they had exhausted all available options and could resort to amputation of his leg. He then called on Nigerians to help him financially and through prayers.

Luckily, many Nigerians and social media users came to his aid and donated money for his healthcare.

His family shared an update on his health condition on his official Instagram page, saying that he has undergone five successful surgeries so far and he is currently recovering in the intensive care unit.

The statement reads,

“We want to thank God and most especially the General public for their support, encouragement, and prayers doing this trying period for our dad.

We called on Good Nigerians and we are very grateful for the response in every aspect most especially the donations, it came in very timely and very helpful.

So far daddy has gone through 5 succesful surgeries, and he is still recovering in the ICU. Daddy is immensely grateful and we are thankful to the general public during this phase of our lives. We appreciate all the donations made to this account, and soon as daddy is better he will personally acknowledge all donations respectively !

We are still counting on all your prayers and unwavering support as we pray he gets stabilized quickly to enable us fly him abroad for further advances treatment.. The John Okafor family is grateful to all Nigerians.”

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