Mr Ibu: AGN Breaks Silence, Reacts to Claims It Abandoned Veteran Actor, Video Stirs Reactions
- The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has reacted to reports of the body abandoning their colleague, Mr Ibu
- In a video that has gone viral, the AGN's director of communications, Kate Henshaw, revealed the group had been providing necessary support to Mr Ibu
- Kate revealed the AGN has gone as far as tasking its members privately to help assist the veteran actor
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The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) finally broke its silence amid allegations of the group abandoning their member, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu.
Legit.ng recall reporting that Mr Ibu is currently battling illness and had to celebrate his 63rd birthday at an undisclosed hospital.
Source: Instagram
After videos from the hospital showing Mr Ibu soliciting funds from the public emerged online, some netizens claimed the guild had abandoned their own.
Kate Henshaw speaks for AGN
However, in a statement released by the AGN's director of communications, Kate Henshaw, on Friday, October 20, the guild stated it had never abandoned any of its members.
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Kate, in a video, said:
“The guild has never abandoned any of its members in need, especially with health intervention, we have been at the forefront of providing necessary support even before his health condition was made public and this has been done with the full knowledge of his immediate family members."
She added that the AGN also tasked its members privately to help in providing assistance.
Watch the video below:
Netizens react as AGN denies abandoning Mr Ibu
See some of the comments below:
omar_whales:
"Wait let’s get it right, so if they had reached out to help him as Kate said and if its true then how come Mr Ibu on his sick bed was asking for support? I dnt get it?"
goddess_dope:
"If to say vdm no talk I swear all this people mind for deh ground."
realujunwamandy_:
"Thank you ma’am.. somobdoy should help me tag verydarkman."
positiveannedidem:
"So na VDBM don bring Una leg come outside like this…"
How Verydarkblackman dragged Nkechi Blessing's lover over Mr Ibu
Legit.ng, in another report revealed that Verydarkblackman blasted Nkechi's lover Xxssive over a comment he made about Mr Ibu's health condition.
Verydarkman likened Xxssive to a woman with huge hips as he made fun of his massive shape.
He said he knew that Xxssive had been trying to get his attention by looking for every opportunity to bash him.
Source: Legit.ng
