Baba Suwe is dead
Exclusive news reaching GoldMyne TV has confirmed that veteran comic actor Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe, is dead.
His son, Adesola Morenikeji Omidina, took to his Instagram page to announce the sad news moments ago.
Baba Suwe was born on August 22, 1958, in Inabere Street in Lagos Island where he grew up but he hailed from Ikorodu local government area.
Baba Suwe had his primary education at Jamaitul Islamial Primary School in Lagos and in Children Boarding School, Osogbo, before proceeding to Adekanbi Commercial High School in Mile 12, Lagos state.
He obtained his West African School Certificate from Ifeoluwa Grammar School in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State,
Baba Suwe began acting in 1971 but came into the limelight after he featured in a movie titled, ‘Omolasan,’ a film produced by Obalende.
He became more popular after he featured in ‘Iru Esin,’ produced by Olaiya Igwe in 1997. He had featured and produced several Nigerian movies such as ‘Baba Jaiye Jaiye,’ a movie that featured Funke Akindele and Femi Adebayo, the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami.
In 2011, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) accused Baba Suwe of cocaine trafficking, an allegation that a Lagos high court later described as false and defamatory. Baba Suwe’s solicitor at the time was late human rights lawyer Bamidele Aturu.
