Nigerian actor John Okafor (AKA Mr.
Ibu) is not leaving his sickbed any time soon after one of his legs was
amputated a month ago.
The actor’s condition is said to have
degenerated to a point that he hardly talks again. He’s also said to have
undergone another surgery, cutting off part of the same leg that was initially
amputated last month.
This is even as fear also has heightened following
the deteriorating health of another veteran actor, Amaechi Muonagor, who’s
currently hospitalized at Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi,
Anambra State, for over two months.
The National President of the Actors
Guild of Nigeria,AGN, Dr. Emeka Rollas, who gave an update on the health of the
ailing actors in a telephone chat with our reporter, said “we are resigning to
fate concerning the two actors.
“As I speak with you, Mr Ibu hardly talks again and
he has undergone another leg amputation,” Rollas added.
The conditions of the ailing actors are said to have
continued to deteriorate with each passing day.
According to Rollas, who recently visited Muonagor
alongside some of his colleagues at the Intensive Care Unit of Nnamdi Azikwe
University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, the actor’s state of health is pitiable,
as he’s currently a shadow of his old self.
“You will shed tears if you see Amaechi Muonagor
now, his legs are completely paralyzed. I’m calling on all fans and well
wishers of the actor to join hands with other philanthropic Nigerians to
support him in this dire time,” Rollas said.
He revealed that he has approved the
sum of N250,000 to be sent to the ailing actor’s account from the AGN Trust
Fund, which, according to him, may not be enough, following Muonagor’s records
with the Guild HMO and Insurance policy.