Nollywood actor, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu has undergone 5 surgeries which were all successful.

Taking to his Instagram page, the ailing veteran penned an appreciation post to the public as he gave an update on his health battle.

In a statement on his Instagram page, he stated that he is still recovering in the ICU, and is waiting to get stabilized so he can fly abroad for further advanced treatment.

The veteran appreciated the general public for their donations as he added that he is counting on them for their prayers and unwavering support.

“We want to thank God and most especially the General public for their support, encouragement, and prayers during this trying period for our dad.

We called on Good Nigerians and we are very grateful for the response in every aspect most especially the donations, it came in very timely and very helpful.

So far Daddy has gone through 5 successful surgeries, and he is still recovering in the ICU. Daddy is immensely grateful and we are thankful to the general public during this phase of our lives. We appreciate all the donations made to this account, and as soon as Daddy is better he will personally acknowledge all donations respectively!

We are still counting on all your prayers and unwavering support as we pray he gets stabilized quickly to enable us to fly him abroad for further advanced treatment… The John Okafor family is grateful to all Nigerians”.