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Fraudsters are Trying to Make Money from Our Father’s Death- Baba Sala’s Family Raises Alarm

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Omaku Josephine

The children of late comedian, Baba Sala, has raised alarm over attempts by some online criminals to make money out of the death of their late father.

This is as a result of a Facebook page that is currently asking for money from the public for his burial.

In a statement made by one of the late actor’s children, Reverend Adejumo, the account is fake. The family is not in any way connected to such account, as no PayPal account has been opened by the family to this regards.

Baba Sala’s son advice the public regarding making donations.

Anyone that wants to make donations, should come to the family’s home in Ilesha, he said. Such people are however, advised to come with the press and camera for proper documentation.

We have not opened any PayPal account or any online account. The claim is false information. The family has not asked for anything from anybody.

We have not met and nobody is soliciting anything from anybody yet. If we will be expecting anything from any fans, admirers or anybody at all, it will be freewill donation.

We have not opened any PayPal site or any intent account for people to donate to. Anybody who wants to donate anything to the family should please come to the family in Ilesa.

Such people can come with pressmen and take photographs to document it. They should have standard record and avoid fraudsters. They should avoid fraudsters, who are posing as members of the family.

Below is a screenshot of one of the actor’s children’s post.

The public is therefore, advised to be weary of such scammers.

Baba Sala the veteran comedian and actor is dead

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Abisola Mohammed

Baba Sala the veteran comedian and actor is dead

Veteran actor and comedian, Moses Olaiya popularly known as Baba Sala is dead. The 82-year veteran died on Sunday, October 7, 2018, in his hometown, Ilesha, Osun State. He has been battling with his health for about four years now.

His daughter while sharing the news wrote: ‘goodnight, my great dad, Moses Olaiya Adejumo (Baba Sala). I’m proud to be your daughter, your legacy lives on!’.

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Veteran Actor, Baba Sala Cries Out to Public for Help as he is Down Stroke

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Omaku Josephine

“I am not dead yet, they should not let me die suffering.”

Veteran actor Moses Olaiya, A.K.A. Baba Sala has reached out to the public for help amidst health crises. Punch reports that the the actor who spoke with difficulty at a briefing held on his biography for presentation on December 4 siad, “I need help. Nigerians should help me. I am not dead yet, they should not let me die suffering.”

Though the ace comedian is 80 years old, his family posits that he isn’t suffering from old age, rather, from lack of funds to get adequate treatment.

According to the actor’s first son, Reverend Dele Adejumo, Baba Sala’s investments have been wrecked by poor management. Adejumo listed Awada Spot in Ibadan; Alawada Standard Hotel, Ilesha; Alawada Records, Ibadan; and Ibukun Alawada Photo magazine among Baba Sala’s investments.

Adejumo Said:

“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, 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 easily 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.