Veteran Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, is dead.
The deceased’s son, Adesola Omidina, confirmed the death of the comic actor on Monday.
Baba Suwe has been in and out of the hospital over the years.
The deceased was born on August 22, 1958, in Inabere Street in Lagos Island, but hailed from Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State.
Omidina attended Jamiatul Islammiya Primary School, Lagos, and Children Boarding School, Osogbo before he proceeded 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,
He began acting in 1971 but came into the limelight after he featured in a movie titled, Omolasan, a film produced by Obalende.
In 2011, Omidina was accused of drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
