Thieves Didn't Really Steal N14m Cash At My Home - Nollywood Actor, Mr Ibu Talks On Robbery

Posted by Odinaka on Thu 18th Jan, 2018 - tori.ng

Mr Ibu has revealed the exact amount of money thieves stole after they visited his house recently, adding that they only stole N1m cash and items worth N13m.

Mr Ibu

While speaking in an exclusive interview with PUNCH newspaper, popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr. Ibu, openend up on how he was robbed and how he lost over N14m to the thieves.

When being questioned on why the actor would keep such a large sum of money in his house considering the cashless policy adopted by most Nigerians, the comic actor said;

“When I said I lost N14m, there was a misconception that it was all in cash but that was not the case. One million naira cash, and properties worth over N13m were carted away. Some of the items the robbers stole included gold wristwatches, necklaces and jewellery.

"They also stole shoes belonging to me and my wife, and a lot of other items. The trauma is still very much for my wife and kids. They are still in shock because the thieves knocked down the doors of the house and you can imagine the type of noise they would have made at the time they came, which was about 3am."

Speaking on the insinuation that he exaggerated about the cost of the items stolen, Mr. Ibu said, “The total cost of all the things that were stolen is even more than the N14m that I said. I have no reasons to lie about that.”

While also reacting on how the security of his house was compromised, he said, “I live in a renowned estate for crying out loud, and we have different types of security in place. I am totally surprised as to how such an incident could have happened.

"Right now, I feel someone gave the robbers some information. However, some arrests have been made already. We identified two of us those who were arrested from the CCTV footage.”