The widow of late Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, Stella Maris Okafor, has pushed back at claim that she single handedly sold her late husband’s properties and kept the proceeds for herself.
Speaking in a video interview with content creator King Mitchy, Stella Maris Okafor insisted that the sale of the property was carried out legally, in compliance with a court order and in collaboration with late Mr Ibu’s two sons, Valentine Okafor and Daniel Okafor.
“I have to show you this document. This is a court order. We—I didn’t, not me alone. My husband’s two sons, Valentine Okafor and Daniel Okafor, and I did it according to the court order. Every evidence is here. We sold the house. I am not the one that sold the house,” she stated.
The clarification followed the allegation of secretly selling the deceased’s properties and used the proceeds to fund her alleged high maintenance lifestyle levelled against her by her step-sons.
The latter made that accusation after the late actor’s wife and their children sought public financial support claiming they were Iiving on hard times.
In the interview with content creator King Mitchy, she also spoke about her current source of livelihood, saying, “I have a page online where I sell jewellery, and I am still selling my jewellery. When I wanted to start this business, my late husband stopped me because I was acting. My late husband was my colleague in the industry.”
Stella added that disputes over money began shortly after the actor’s burial.
She alleged that some members of the late actor’s family demanded that she share money donated to her during the burial ceremony, despite her insistence that the funds were meant for the welfare of her children: “Before they sold the land, we were still in the village, and they were dragging with me over the money that was given to me during the burial. They insisted that I should share the money with them. I told them that this was money given to me for my children. Why should I come and share it with you people?”
