Okafor acted in more than 200 Nollywood movies. He also ventured into music, just for a short period. On October 15, 2020, he released his songs titled This Girl and Do You Know.
Before his acting career, Okafor was a boxer, football coach, and karate practitioner. He was married twice in his lifetime. He has more than 10 children.
His second wife, Stella Maris Okafor had three children with him, one of whom is deceased.
His son Daniel and adopted daughter Jasmine were accused of hacking Okafor’s phone and stealing $60,700 from him. They were arrested in January 2024. Following Okafor’s death, Jasmine renamed his million-follower TikTok account to her name and deleted all of the videos that did not feature her.