Emeka Chochoo, the former manager of Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu has disclosed, the reason the Nigerian police invited the son and adopted daughter of ailing actor.
Chochoo revealed this on Thursday, hours after actress Doris Ogala announced that the trio are currently being detained at the Alagbon Police Station in Lagos after Ibu’s wife Stella Maris Okafor allegedly ordered their arrest.
According to Emeka Chochoo, the siblings were invited by the police to question funds contributed by well-meaning Nigerians over Mr. Ibu’s health crisis.
Following weeks of accusations and counter-accusations about the signatory to the actor’s account, Mr. Ibu’s wife, Stella Maris, had ordered their arrests on Wednesday evening.
Doris Ogala, a Nollywood actress, announced their arrest on her stories on Instagram, claiming that Jasmine and the actor’s sons were arrested and imprisoned at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Alagbon, Lagos, amid allegations that Jasmine moved N300 million donated to the ailing actor from his account.
She wrote,
“Jasmine and Mr Ibu’s sons were arrested at Alagbon Police Station. They are detained there.”
However, speaking with newsmen on Thursday, Chochoo said that all three people were invited by the police over the actor’s account.
Chochoo wrote,
“Yes, they were all invited by the police. I won’t call it an arrest; the police invited them over Mr. Ibu’s account. However, Val is left out, as he knows nothing about what’s been happening. He just returned to the country. I have not been able to reach any of them.”
