{"id":762733,"date":"2019-12-11T12:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/11\/i-have-received-countless-slaps-beatings-for-my-character-as-mr-ibu-john-okafor\/"},"modified":"2019-12-11T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:47:25","slug":"i-have-received-countless-slaps-beatings-for-my-character-as-mr-ibu-john-okafor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/11\/i-have-received-countless-slaps-beatings-for-my-character-as-mr-ibu-john-okafor\/","title":{"rendered":"“I Have Received Countless Slaps, Beatings For My Character As Mr Ibu” \u2013 John Okafor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Talented Nollywood actor, John Okafor recently granted an interview where he opened up about his personal life, family, career and more.<\/p>\n

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John Okafor, also known as Mr Ibu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The comic actor, fondly called, Mr Ibu spoke about how the name has affected him as a person.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read his excerpts from the interview below:<\/p>\n

Speaking on whether he envisaged his success;<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought that I would be this big. I was even surprised at the level of my success. But like I said, I thank God for his goodness. Today, I can comfortably buy a car for myself and buy for someone else. While I was growing up, my parents were Christians and they never did anything without bringing God into it. So, that is the kind of lifestyle that I am emulating. That is why right now, anything I want to do, I bring in God first\u201d he replied.
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On what is responsible for his activeness and vitality despite his age, Mr Ibu said,<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing you can do on this world that God is not aware of. I put God first in anything I do. Despite the fact that I went through some challenges but as at this moment, I have many reasons to come closer to God and say thank you for my present situation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The 58-years-old actor also revealed he has been harassed several times and has had to run away from people because of his Mr Ibu character.<\/p>\n

In his words,<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Ibu has received countless slaps and manhandling from people. Some people even go to the extent of tearing my clothes or buttons. So, when I am out and I feel that the situation is about to go out of hand, I just run away because some people may take advantage of the situation and start punching my face.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Giving a hint about his plans for the movie industry, he said,<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is in God\u2019s hands because I know that I am creative. I will keep doing creative things and bringing creative ideas into the system.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

However, the actor said that he would never get tired of playing the Mr Ibu character. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never get tired of playing my character as Mr Ibu because it is the character that brought me fame.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On the kind of man he is at home, Okafor said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI play like a kid. When I am home with my kids we play a lot which is why they always miss me when I am not with them. I am not strict with them except when it is necessary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Gushing about his wife and mother of his children, he said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a very romantic husband. If my wife offends me and I shout at her, she cries because of the way I have trained her. I don\u2019t hit women and I have never hit any woman before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As a parting shot, the actor said that his birthday is celebrated in four of five places in the country. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI celebrate my birthday in different states such as Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu or anywhere I like. Also, I always help people because I got a lot of assistance from people when I was growing in the industry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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