Mr Ibu Was Begging Money From Me While At The Peak Of His Career – Adopted Daughter, Jasmine

Jasmine Okafor, adopted daughter of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu, has opened up on her relationship with him.

Recall that Jasmine and Mr Ibu’s son, Daniel Onyeabuchi, were arrested in Lagos for allegedly defrauding the actor of N55 million.

Speaking on the allegation in a chat with newsmen, Jasmine disclosed how she met the thespian, who is now a father figure to her.

According to her, Mr Ibu was a close friend of her late father.

She explained that after her father’s death, Mr Ibu began to play a father role in her life.

Jasmine claimed that that in 2020, Mr Ibu was requesting money from her due to his ill health and when she called his wife, she discovered that he had left home for two years.

According to her, “I said I wasn’t going to talk about this issue until Mr Ibu gets back on his feet and to God be the glory he has been discharged and recuperating.

”A lot has happened and I will like to shed more light on how I got involved and how things got to this point.

“My dad died so many years ago, he was a Nigerian army and a good friend to Mr Ibu, who is now a father figure in my life. After my dad’s death, Mr Ibu has been playing a father figure role in my life. In 2018, I left the country to look for greener pastures, and from there I relocated to Cyprus where I was studying law.

“In 2020, Mr Ibu started requesting financial assistance from me on chat and I was surprised because he was doing well and almost at the peak of his career before I left. He now opened up to me that he was sick and was in Abuja, while his wife was in Lagos I requested to call her and she told me that Mr Ibu had left the house for over two years.

“I didn’t want to speak but things have gotten to a point that I have to speak up my truth”.