ENTERTAINMENTS: Veteran actor and comedian Baba Sala down with stroke, cries out for help II 042 reporters

Veteran comedian, Moses Olaiya, popularly known as Baba Sala, is currently down with stroke and has cried out for help from Nigerians for his medical treatment abroad.

he comedian who can be said to be a pioneer in the stand up comedy business in Nigeria is said to be suffering from a stroke. He is soliciting financial support from Nigerians for him to be able to attend to his health 

042 reporters reports that Baba Sala spoke with difficulty at a briefing held on his biography due for presentation on December 4, “I need help. Nigerians should help me. I am not dead yet, they should not let me die suffering.” 

he ace comedian looked weak and breathed with difficulty at the event as he was supported to the venue by two people because he could barely walk. One of his wives, Funmi, said the octogenarian at 80 years was not suffering from old age but lack of money for medical treatment. His first son, Reverend Dele Adejumo, revealed that Baba Sala’s investments had all been wrecked by poor management which includes Awada Spot in Ibadan, Alawada Standard Hotel, Ilesha; Alawada Records, Ibadan and Ibukun Alawada Photo magazine. Adejumo disclosed that, “He has investments but they have all been wrecked by mismanagement. He also had a three-storey building in Mushin, Lagos which he had to sell to offset debt incurred when his work, Orun Mooru, which was pirated.

“We still have some of his recorded works not in public yet but machines that will be used to transform them to an acceptable format are not readily available. We do not have the kind of money they are charging us. “We have been told that baba needs a lot of money for medical treatment abroad. He is suffering from a stroke and other ailments. There are many people of his age who are not like this. We are trying our best as family members. We take him to the teaching hospital weekly but he needs proper medical attention.” The book, ‘The Triumph of Destiny,’ which was co-authored by Babatunde Akinola, Collins Oyedokun, and Kunle Ajani, will be presented in Lagos.

“The book chronicles the pride of place that Baba Sala acquired for himself in the Nigerian theatre industry as the first comedian and consummate entertainer. It captures the antecedents and essence of the creative energies of a comical trailblazer,” Collins said.