In an industry where the term ‘veteran’ has been
bastardised, one man that truly merits that title is
actor, Sadiq Daba. Sadly, he is not having the
best of times and enjoying the acclaim that a true
veteran deserves.
Daba has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
This is coming barely months after the actor was
hospitalised for months due to leukemia.
Sunday Scoop put a call through to him during
the week to find out how he was doing. “Right
now, I have a catheter inserted into my penis to
ease the movement of urine. I have been in and
out of hospitals for a while now. Next week, I
also have to go for a biopsy to determine if I
would need to do a major surgery. I have
leukemia to battle with, then this prostate issue
comes in. The pain is just too much for me,” he
stated, explaining his journey so far.
“I have been receiving treatment at LASUTH and
OAUTH and the doctors have been wonderful.
I was told that one of the side effects of the surgery
is that my testicles would have to be removed.
That means I would be castrated and I don’t think
I want that. The other option is that I would have
to take injections that would cost N150,000 every
two months, and I have to take it for about two
years. You can imagine what the total cost would
be,” he added.
On whether members of the movie industry have
been helpful to him, Daba said, “A few of my
colleagues have been wonderful; they have tried
to help as much as they can. The DGs of NTA,
Censors Board, and the president of PMAN have
also been of help. I can’t start carrying bowls and
be going all about the place begging for money. I
believe I have paid my dues. For those who know
about my situation and want to help, they are
welcome. Everything that I have to do is tied to
money. There is no drug that is cheap.”
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