Nollywood actor and director Charles Inojie expressed deep sorrow over the passing of his fellow actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, describing it as an “irreparable loss” for the Nigerian film industry.
Inojie emphasized that the comedic talent of the late actor was unparalleled in Nollywood, highlighting that having him in a cast was sufficient to elevate any movie to blockbuster status.
Speaking in a recent interview with Channels TV, Inojie said, “There’s sometimes you lose a person in an industry and you say, well, so or so the person would replace him. But Mr Ibu is irreplaceable. Mr Ibu spears with every part of his body.
“He is probably one of the few people in Africa that would sit without saying anything 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.
“You have John [Okafor], you have a blockbuster.”
Recalls that Mr Ibu died of cardiac arrest at the age of 62 on Saturday.