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Ibu’s son accuses step mother Stella of selling all late actor’s properties worth N147m
One of the children of John Okafor, popularity known as Mr. Ibu, has spoken out against the injustice being meted out to him and other children of the Nollywood actor by his wife Stella.
The young man who identified himself as Somtochukeu Ibu, said the late actor had many children from different women. He said the children are now struggling to make ends meet after one of his wives, Stella sold all his properties and even converted donations made during his I’ll health and burial to herself.
Somtochukeu stated this while reacting to social post by Stella in which she was seen soliciting for financial support from the public.
The young man said Stella had no reason to seek support or donation in view of the fact that she raked in N88m from sale of the late actor’s properties in Lagos, Enugu and Asaba as well as seized N60m donated to the family by the public.
He said of all the money made from the entire transactions, Stella gave him only N10M,000 which she claimed was a gift before he found out she had sold out all his properties worth millions of naia.
He said-“public support abandoned and struggling in life while Stella had sold all the actor’s properties and
“My name is okafor Somotochukwu, the 3rd son of John Okafor Mr Ibu and 4th child of Mr Ibu.
I came across a video this morning of my Step mother asking for financial assistance online, claiming her children are the only children my father had.
That is not true, Mr Ibu my father had many children, some older than me and some younger than me.
I decided to speak out because this narrative has become an insult to the rest of my father’s children and family.
When my father passed away, he left behind properties and assets meant for all his children. However, my stepmother (Stella) took control of everything for herself and her own children.
She sold my father’s house in Lagos for ₦60 million and did not reach out to any of his other children.
When I asked her for financial help from her, she ignored my messages and calls.
She also sold his house in Enugu for about ₦17 million, yet only sent me ₦40,000, saying she was merely giving it to me as a gift.
Later, I learned the property had been sold for millions.
She also sold another property in Asaba for ₦11 million without giving me anything.
There was also money in the bank and funds about N60 million that Nigerians contributed when my father was ill.
What hurts me most is that after keeping all these assets for herself and her children, she is now publicly presenting herself as the victim. Meanwhile, I struggled financially to the point that I could not even clear my school fees and access my WAEC.
I am speaking out because I want people to hear my side of the story. I believe my father would not be happy if I remained silent while these issues continues like this.
Thank you, and God bless everyone.”
The Enugu State Government has suspended His Royal Majesty, Igwe Eze William Ezugwu, the traditional ruler of Ibagwa Ogbozalla Opi Autonomous Community, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state.
The state government accused Igwe Ezugwu of violating provisions of the state’s Traditional Rulers Law.
In a letter of suspension dated September 24, the Enugu State Government cited his alleged failure to constitute his cabinet, failure to establish a Town Union governing body, and persistent conduct deemed inconsistent with the laws governing traditional rulers in the state.
The suspension comes barely three weeks after Igwe William Ezugwu received NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at his palace in Opi, Nsukka LGA, where he reportedly blessed Obi’s presidential ambition.
The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police) Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along the Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Operation Rainbow is a State-backed community security and intelligence-gathering outfit in Plateau State, Nigeria, originally established in 2010 under former Governor Jonah Jang and recently revamped by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to combat rural violence and beef up grassroots security.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 when the personnel, travelling in a Toyota Hilux vehicle, came under attack by unidentified gunmen.
Troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), responded to a distress report and moved to the location of the attack.
Sources told reporters that Babale sustained gunshot wounds during the ambush and was evacuated to the General Hospital, Barkin Ladi, for medical attention.
Following the attack, troops, working alongside personnel of other security agencies, launched offensive operations and a manhunt for the assailants within the general area.
Security forces have intensified efforts to track the attackers and prevent further attacks along the route.
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organization, Prof. Charles Anosike and other Chief Executive Officers of similar agencies across the world, have concluded a one week high level dialogue on Climate Science Information for Climate Finance and the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange (SOFE) in Beijing, China.
The event which was hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), took place from September 14 to 18, 2026 and featured discussions on: strengthening the role and leadership development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in mobilizing climate finance; aligning scientific and technical capabilities with risk-informed, people-centred early warning systems; shifting from technical assistance to sustainable investments by expanding practical cooperation between meteorological frameworks and multilateral financing entities; and support to NMHSs leadership on strengthening strategic thinking and fostering productive partnerships.
Held back-to-back with the High-level dialogue was the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange to Fujian Province for first-hand exposure to the implementation of Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap and Universal (MAZU) platform – China’s AI-driven meteorological early warning solution in support of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative and disaster risk reduction practices through technical exchanges, field visits and peer learning.
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