Sadiq Daba

Sadiq Abubakar Daba was a Nigerian actor and broadcaster. In 2015, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Inspector Waziri" in October 1.

Education

Daba had his secondary education at St. Edward's Secondary School. He got higher degrees in many institutions including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.

Career

Daba has worked as a broadcaster for Nigerian Television Authority. His acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s with his starring in Cockcrow at Dawn.
In 2018 he was given the title "Garkuwan Nollywood" by the stakeholders in the industry.

Filmography

Feature films

October 1 as Inspector Danladi WaziriSeven as Issah
Citation as Professor YahayaEyimofe as JakporEagle Wings as President of Nigeria

TV series

''Hotel Majestic''

Sickness and death

Daba announced his diagnosis of leukemia and prostate cancer in 2017 and was supported with fundraising by several Nigerians including Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin, Mabeloboh Center For Save Our Stars. On 3 February 2018, Daba joined Project Pink Blue to walk against cancer to commemorate World Cancer Day.
He died on 3 March 2021 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos. His last movie appearance was in Eagle Wings, in 2021.