Veteran Actor & Broadcaster Sadiq Daba is dead
Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba has reportedly died after battling with cancer.
While he was abroad, many Nigerians donated money for his treatment as he suffered Leukemia and prostate cancer.
He was featured in several TV series and movies, with ‘Cock Crow at Dawn’ and ‘October 1st’ as notable mentions.
His latest work was on Kunle Afolayan’s 2020 motion picture, Citation.
In a report by PUNCH, Joe Odumakin, a close friend of the actor, disclosed that Daba’s wife confirmed the passing of the veteran actor.
“His wife just called me now and we spoke,” Odumakin told PUNCH. “She said that she was at the morgue. I asked what happened and she told me that about a week ago, he had been ill but he had been home and that he went to the hospital late afternoon today.
“She explained that he had not been eating much and that as soon as they got to the hospital, they started conducting different tests on him including COVID-19. They put him on oxygen but he died around 8:30 pm.”
May his soul Rest In Peace!