Veteran Actor, Baba Suwe, Down With Stroke, Begs Public for Aid

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Baba Suwe, has cried out to fans for financial assistance over his deteriorating health.

Baba Suwe said he needs financial help to facilitate his medical treatment abroad. The actor is currently down with chronic diabetes.

The veteran who revealed that he his using a walking stick said when “I approached people, they said they didn’t have money so I couldn’t raise as much money as I needed”.

 

Baba Suwe in a radio interview with Kola Olootu on Lagelu FM further said he had not received his N25 million compensation from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

 

In 2011, the actor was arrested by NDLEA at Murtala Mohammed International Airport over the suspicion that he was trafficking drugs.

He was detained for three weeks and was granted bail after no drugs were found on him.

“I slumped when I travelled and was admitted for about three weeks. They asked me if I was trafficking cocaine and I said no. I was examined and they didn’t see anything,” he said.

“After that, I requested to return to Nigeria. After returning to Nigeria, I tried to walk on my own but I was staggering; that’s how I started using the walking stick. When I returned to America, they said I needed to do surgery and that it would cost a lot.

“When I approached people, they said they didn’t have money so I couldn’t raise as much money as I needed. I need help from my fans so that I can take care of myself.”

Although the court had ordered NDLEA to pay a compensation of N25 million to the actor, he said he has not received it.

“After all this, I haven’t received the N25 million compensation. Please don’t let me die this way. I can’t lie, see how I am looking,” he said.

Mr Latin, the National President of the Theatre Arts and Motions Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, denied rumours that the actor has been abandoned.

According to him, the medical bills of Baba Suwe is something the association has been taking care of since 2017.

He said, “I have just instructed the Lagos State executive of the association to check on him (Baba Suwe) to ascertain his health progress.

“I can tell you that we have not abandoned Baba Suwe, as well as any of our members, as being speculated in some quarters by mischief-makers.”