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Nigerian actor and movie producer, Mr Ibu has recounted his rough patch
to fame which almost prompted him to kill himself.
John Okafor
Popular comic actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr. Ibu has narrated how he once intended to commit suicide.
In a recent chat with Punch, the actor disclosed that he was once
broke and the only thought he had was to take his life. Ibu said he had
been kicked out by a friend he was squatting with and had not eaten for
three days.
He described how the image of his mother had prevented him from taking his own life.
“Do you know that there was a day that I had prepared to kill
myself in Ajao Estate? That day, I was prepared to jump into a well
because of the situation that surrounded me,” Mr Ibu said.
“Three days before that day, I had not eaten and I did not have
hope of eating for the next week. I was only surviving on water and I
hate it when I bother anyone. Most of my close friends were not bothered
about my well-being even though it was obvious that I was not alright.
“I remember December 18, 1997, a friend of mine who I squatted
with called me in the morning and told me that he would be going home
for Christmas and he did not want anyone to be in his room. I assured
him that no one would come to his place but he said he wanted me out of
the room.
“I told him that I did not have another place to stay and he
should trust me that as usual, I would take good care of the place.
Though I was older than him, I did all the washing and cleaning of the
house to the extent that I washed his panties and underwear. I did that
so that I could have a roof over my head. But out of anger, that my
friend went into the house, brought out all my things and threw them
outside, then he told me to leave his house, he locked his door and
left.
“From where I was seated, I was looking at the well. I thought
to myself, ‘is it not better to end my life by jumping into the well so
that when people return in the evening and they need water, they would
discover my body and my friend would know that he was the reason I
committed suicide?’
“I went to the well and as I opened the lid and prepared to
jump inside, the image of my mother’s face flashed through my mind. I
quickly closed the well and began to wonder how my mother knew that I
wanted to kill myself. My mother was still alive at the time; she was
about 80 years old. I went back and leaned by the wall. A neighbour,
Francis, was playing a song by Michael Bolton titled ‘When I am back on
my Feet Again.’ The song gave me hope and I decided to stay alive.”
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