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Sadiq Daba, veteran broadcaster, dies

Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba, is dead.

He died on Wednesday after a battle with leukemia and prostate cancer.

Popular filmmaker Kunle Afolayan said he spoke with Daba’s wife and son who confirmed his passage.

Daba became a household name in Nigeria via his role as Bitrus in the NTA drama series ‘Cock Crow at Dawn’.

He was last seen on the screen in Afolayan’s Citation released in 2020.

Daba was diagnosed with leukaemia and prostate cancer in 2017.

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