What is this? Mr Ibu's family setup GoFundMe account go online to beg for money to bury actor

  • Months after Nollywood legendary Mr Ibu passed away, a joint statement released by friends and family of the actor soliciting funds for his burial has gone viral
  • The viral publication, which was signed by the president of the Actor’s Guild of Nigeria (AGN), noted that a GoFundMe account was created to raise funds for the actor’s burial
  • According to the statement, the funds earlier raised for the actor when he was still alive for his foot surgeries and amputation gulped most of the millions donated to him

A publication about the late Nollywood actor and comedian John Ikechukwu Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, begging for money from Nigerians has gone viral.

The publication is coming months after Mr Ibu passed away and his burial date had been set. According to the publication, which was signed by the president of the AGN, Emeka Rollas, and a couple of other people on the committee meant to oversee the actor’s burial, they gave reasons why they were soliciting funds from the public.