A public dispute has broken out within the family of the late Nollywood icon John ‘Mr Ibu‘ Okafor after one of his sons accused the actor’s widow of selling off properties and excluding other children from their inheritance.
The conflict came to light after Stella Okafor, Mr Ibu’s
widow, appealed for financial assistance, citing severe hardship.
In an interview with content creator King Mitchy, she
disclosed that the family has been without electricity for two months due to
unpaid bills and that their children have been sent home from school over
outstanding fees.
Somtochukwu Okafor, identified as Mr Ibu’s third son,
however, contested his stepmother’s narrative, alleging she has mismanaged the
late actor’s estate.
In a viral response video, Somtochukwu accused Stella of
selling multiple properties belonging to his father without consulting the
other children or accounting for the proceeds.
He claimed a house in Lagos was sold for N60 million, a
property in Enugu for N17 million, and another in Asaba for N11 million.
“I saw a video that my stepmother Stella Okafor has called
for financial help, and she also claimed that her children are the only
children my dad, Mr Ibu, has,” he said.
“Her children are not the only one has. I know that he left
a lot of children. The ones that are older than hers and the ones that are
younger than her children. I decided to make this video today because her
character is becoming a slap in the face to the rest of my dad’s children and
family.
“This is a woman for whom my dad died and left a lot of
properties and things for all his children. But she chose to take everything
for herself and her children. My father’s property, his house in Lagos, was
sold for N60 million. She didn’t bother to reach out to any of his children.
“Even when I called her to ask her for money for my WAEC,
she told me she does not have it. She didn’t even reply to my messages. His (Mr
Ibu’s) house in Enugu, she sold it for about N17 million. She sent just N40,000
to me, telling me that she’s just dashing me the money. It was later that I
found out that she sold the house in Enugu for N17 million.
“And my father also had the property in Asaba. She sold it
for N11 million. She didn’t give me any. The money in the bank is N60 million.
All that Nigerians contributed to my dad when he was sick was N66 million. She
ate everything alone.”
Somtochukwu also claimed he has been unable to collect his
WAEC results due to unpaid school fees, despite Mr Ibu instructing Stella to
care for his educational needs before his death.
“This month ending makes it two years since my dad was
buried. She’s coming outside now, after collecting everything and keeping
everything for herself and her children, claiming she’s the victim,” he said.
“And what would somebody like me, who, at the point of my
father’s death, he called me all the way from Delta State to Lagos to come and
see him, and told her to do this and that, to take care of me, pay for my WAEC
and all of that. And she failed to do it.
“She cut me totally off from my father’s properties and
assets. At a particular time, I was unable to reach her. And even up to date, I
have been unable to collect my WAEC results because I’m still owing school
fees, and they said that until I pay the school fees, I would be able to
collect my results.
“And this same woman who cut me off and every one of my
father’s children is coming out now, crying, asking for financial help, and
saying she’s the victim.
“I just came out to do this video for the whole world to see
who is the actual victim between me and her.”
The 3rd Son And 4th Son Of Mr Ibu Have Come Out To Accuse Their Stepmother, The Same Woman Who Recently Appeared In a Video With King Mitchy Saying She Needs Financial Help. According To Him, Their Father, Mr Ibu, Left Behind So Many Properties And Money, But She Chose To Keep… pic.twitter.com/FIVzcR6M5R
— Somto Okonkwo (@General_Somto) June 25, 2026
Mr Ibu died from a cardiac arrest on March 2, 2024, at
Evercare Hospital in Lagos. The actor had suffered a life-threatening illness
for months before his demise. He was buried in Amurri, Nkanu, his hometown in
Enugu.
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