Sadiq Daba, a veteran actor and broadcaster who breathed life to many characters on TV, died on Wednesday evening after a long battle with leukaemia and prostate cancer.
For many Nigerians who grew up in the 70s and 80s, Daba defining role on the Nigerian Television Authority soap opera ‘Cock Crow at Dawn’ inspired them. He was fondly known by his character ‘Bitrus’. He brought his stellar art to another production of NTA, ‘Behind the Clouds’. ‘October 1’ proved not the be the last time Daba would work with Afolayan. Last year, when he embarked on ‘Citation’, he tapped Daba for a role.
Veteran actress Ajoke Silva in her tribute to the deceased on Instagram wrote that he had a good run.Commenting on that post was the Chairman of First Bank Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika who acknowledged that Daba indeed had a good run.
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May his gentle soul rest in peace.
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