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Veteran actor, Sadiq Daba is dead, actors mourn

Clement Daniel with Agency report
Clement Daniel with Agency report
Veteran actor, Sadiq Daba is dead, actors mourn
Sadiq Daba

Veteran broadcaster and actor, Sadiq Daba, is dead.

His death was announced on Wednesday by the Lagos Network Centre of the Nigerian Television Authority.

On its Twitter handle, the centre announced that Daba died after battling leukaemia and cancer for many years.

The tweet reads: “Sad News; Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor Sadiq Daba is dead. He died this evening (Wednesday) after a long and excruciating battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. May his Gentle Soul Rest in Perfect Peace #RIPSadiqDaba.”

Daba was said to have been diagnosed with leukaemia and later prostate cancer in 2017.

Meanwhile, some Nigerian actors on Thursday mourned Sadiq Daba.

The actors took to their Instagram pages to pay tributes to the late thespian who had contributed meaningfully to the growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry.

Actor Saheed Balogun said: “Goodnight Uncle Sadiq Daba. May your soul rest in perfect peace.”

Actress Joke Silva wrote: “Uncle Sadiq, you had a good run. I thank God that you worked till the end. Rest well dear friend. Rest well.”

Also, movie producer, Kunle Afolayan, wrote, “You will be missed, Uncle S. You made your mark.”

Ex Big Brother Naija housemate, Offiong Anthony, popularly known as “Thintalltony” said, “Sad evening for me. Rest in peace Uncle S.”

Actress Foluke Daramola, who had symbols of weeping on her page wrote, “We lost another veteran, Sadiq Daba. Rest on our great hero, you have fought a good fight.”

Sadiq Daba was an actor and a former broadcaster who won Africa Movies Academy Awards for best actor for his role as “Inspector Waziri” in the movie “October 1”.

Daba’s acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s, starring in the now rested sitcom, “Cockcrow at Dawn”, in the Nigerian Television Authority.

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