BEVERLY HILLS, March 22, (THEWILL) – Veteran actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba, may be dead and long buried, but his life and times will continue to resonate with lovers of his work for a long time to come. Unknown to many, in 2020, Daba’s health had deteriorated to a level where he had to always appear on the set of Citation, the last movie he featured in before his death, with an oxygen machine. This much was revealed by the movie’s producer, Kunle Afolayan who worked with the late broadcaster on several projects. Afolayan revealed that even while filming October 1, the first Nollywood movie Daba featured in after a long spell from acting, it was such a struggle as he would be so sick sometimes the cast and crew would have to wait for him to regain his strength.
This was despite reservations from some quarters. But Afolayan insisted. Daba died on March 3rd as a result of complications from a protracted battle with leukemia and prostate cancer at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). He also won the Africa Movies Academy Awards, AMAA for best actor for his role as Inspector Waziri in the movie October 1.
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