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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