{"id":162537,"date":"2024-03-04T03:52:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=162537"},"modified":"2024-03-04T03:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:52:47","slug":"i-slept-in-the-hospital-with-you-for-weeks-and-you-still-left-rudeboy-mourns-the-loss-of-mr-ibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/03\/04\/i-slept-in-the-hospital-with-you-for-weeks-and-you-still-left-rudeboy-mourns-the-loss-of-mr-ibu\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I slept in the hospital with you for weeks, and you still left&#8221; &#8211; Rudeboy mourns the\u00a0loss\u00a0of\u00a0Mr\u00a0Ibu"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Veteran singer Rudeboy expresses deep sadness over the passing of Nollywood icon Mr Ibu (John Okafor).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Ibu&#8217;s demise surfaces on Saturday, March 2, leaving fans and colleagues grieving.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rudeboy reveals his emotional turmoil, having spent several weeks in the hospital with Mr Ibu, hoping for his recovery.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rudeboy takes to social media to express his disbelief at Mr Ibu&#8217;s departure despite his dedicated support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Popular veteran singer Paul Okoye known as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/rudeboy\">Rudeboy<\/a><\/strong>, has expressed his deep sadness over the recent demise of Nollywood legend John Okafor, famously known as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=mr+ibu\">Mr Ibu.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nollywood industry was struck with grief on Saturday, March 2, when the news of Mr Ibu&#8217;s passing surfaced, leaving fans and colleagues in shock.<\/p>\n<p>Rudeboy, who was actively involved in Mr Ibu&#8217;s final moments, shared his sentiments on social media, disclosing the emotional toll of witnessing the actor&#8217;s health decline.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_162539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162539\" style=\"width: 743px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044515.png\" alt=\"Paul Okoye expresses grief over loss of Mr Ibu\" width=\"743\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044515.png 743w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044515-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-162539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rudeboy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer revealed that he had spent several weeks in the hospital by Mr Ibu&#8217;s side, hoping for a recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his efforts and unwavering support, Mr Ibu eventually succumbed to his illness.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his anguish, Rudeboy took to social media to question the divine plan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_162540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162540\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044618.png\" alt=\"Paul Okoye expresses grief over loss of Mr Ibu\" width=\"679\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044618.png 379w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044618-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-162540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr.ibu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He wrote;<\/p>\n<p><em> &#8220;I slept in the hospital with you for several weeks just to be there with you and all&#8230; and you still left. God why?? #mribu. Aswear forget !!! Nothing dey for this life.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044031.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044031.png 407w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044031-170x300.png 170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044041.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044041.png 413w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-04-044041-173x300.png 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In similar news, Nigerian controversial activist, Verydarkman shares his thoughts on the demise of the popular Nigerian comic actor<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/03\/03\/his-family-members-were-never-supportive-verydarkman-reacts-to-mr-ibus-death\/\">, John Ikechukwu Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within Nigeria recalls that Mr Ibu died in the late hours of Saturday, at Ever Care hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Verydarkman, who has been following Mr Ibu\u2019s case since the actor asked for public assistance last year, has gone online to give his two scent on what caused the death of the comic actor.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the famous actor went into surgery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/03\/03\/his-family-members-were-never-supportive-verydarkman-reacts-to-mr-ibus-death\/\"><strong>at 4 a.m. on Saturday and never came out alive.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran singer Rudeboy expresses deep sadness over the passing of Nollywood icon Mr Ibu (John Okafor). 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