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Veteran comic-actor, Moses Adejumo Olaiya better known as Baba Sala is dead.
The ace entertainer died in Ilesa on Sunday evening and his body has been deposited at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex Annex, (Wesley Guild Hospital) in Ilesa.
In this report, TNG takes a look at 5 things you need to know about the veteran entertainer.
- Baba Sala, regarded as the father of modern Nigerian comedy,[alongside other dramatists like Hubert Ogunde, Kola Ogunmola, Oyin Adejobi and Duro Ladipo popularized theater and television acting in Nigeria.
2 In 2017, Baba Sala solicited the financial support of well-meaning Nigerians for him to be able to take care of his health.He was said to be suffering from stroke.
3. Baba Sala was also a rounded artiste who made his marks in other areas of the performing arts, especially music. The King of World Beats, King Sunny Ade, for instance, had his skills honed under the tutelage of the Ile-sha, Osun State-born performer.
4. In 2017, a book was published in his honour titled ‘Triumph of destiny’ written by Collins Oyedokun, Akinola Babatunde and Kunle Ajani.
- In an interview, his son, Reverend Dele Adejumo noted that Baba Sala’s fortunes were wrecked by circumstances and debt incurred as a result of scrupulous business man, who pirated his ‘Orun Mooru’ flick many years ago.
Among his investments listed by Adejumo are the Awada Spot in Ibadan; Alawada Standard Hotel, Ilesha; Alawada Records, Ibadan; and Ibukun Alawada photo magazine.