’Nonye Ben-Nwankwo and Ademola Olonilua
Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina,
popularly known as Baba Suwe, has denied the story making rounds in the
entertainment sector that he is critically ill.
Earlier in the week, Nollywood actor and
producer, Yomi Fabiyi, had cried out on social media that his
colleagues should come to Baba Suwe’s aid, saying the veteran actor had
developed health issues as a result of his ordeal in the hands of the
agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency about five years ago.
Fabiyi’s post read, “I am calling on all
seniors in the entertainment world especially those close to Baba Suwe
because I don’t have everyone’s contact to please reach out to him as
soon as possible. The torture done to him by the NDLEA is vastly
damaging his health at an alarming rate. He told me he no longer feels
comfortable since that episode. Baba Suwe is a widower, he can hardly
walk properly as I speak, let alone film. How will he feed and take care
of the children Aunty Moladun left behind?
“This is an A-list entertainer and this
conspiracy of silence gives me mental agony on my part, I don’t want to
speak when it may be too late, I won’t forgive myself. He told me when I
visited him that he is innocent of the accusations and yet a long pipe
was inserted through his anus. He was detained for too long amongst
other things just because he was randomly suspected like every normal
person. In my opinion, only lazy, ill-trained, unfit and uncivilised
officers torture in the name of investigation. Torture is criminal and
sinful. If this accusation is found to be true by independent
investigators, it shouldn’t go unpunished. No malice is intended against
NDLEA with this outcry, I just hope the leadership see this as a
clarion call for getting it right and save the agency from sending an
innocent person to an early grave whereby leaving his children to suffer
unjustly. Thank you.”
Surprisingly, when Saturday Beats reached out to the veteran actor on the phone, he sounded hale and hearty.
“As you can hear from the sound of my
voice, I am doing very well. I am hale and hearty. My health is
perfectly fine, I don’t want anybody to worry about me, a lot of people
have been calling me about the issue all day,” he said.
The comic actor further thanked
Nigerians for their concern over him and promised to keep planting
smiles on their faces through his works.
Source: Punch
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