The health condition of popular comic actor Babatunde Omidina popularly known as Baba Suwe is said to be deteriorating following an SOS message sent out by producer and actor Yomi Fabiyi who has called out for help and prayers from well-meaning Nigerians.
According to Fabiyi in a message posted on his Instagram page, the comic actor has not been in good state of health ever since his encounter in the hands of officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) which accused him of carrying drugs which led to his detention and investigations.
According to Fabiyi, Baba Suwe was wrongfully arrested and detained for many days with a long pipe inserted through his anus which has now reportedly affected him health wise.
Fabiyi who has been checking on Baba Suwe on a regular basis reveals that the comic actor is paralysed and can no longer move to movie locations to fend for himself due to the ill treatment he got from the NDLEA.
Read Fabiyi’s clarion call below;
“I am calling on all SENIOR COLLEAGUES in the entertainment world especially those close to Baba Suwe because I don’t have everyone’s contact to please reach out to him as soon as possible. The torture done on him by NDLEA is vastly damaging his health at an alarming rate.
“He told me he no longer feel comfortable since that episode. Baba Suwe is a widower, he can hardly walk properly as I speak, let alone go to film. How will he feed and take care of the children aunty Moladun left behind?
“This is an A-List Entertainer and this conspiracy of silence gives me MENTAL AGONY on my part, I don’t want to speak when it may be too late, I won’t forgive myself. He told me when I visited him that he is innocent of the accusations and yet a LONG PIPE was inserted through his anus; he was detained for too long among other things just because he was randomly suspected like every normal person.
“In my opinion, only lazy, ill-trained, unfit and uncivilized officers torture in the name of investigation. Torture is criminal and sinful. If this accusation is found to be true by independent investigators, it shouldn’t go unpunished.
“The court asked NDLEA to pay him 25 million for damages which is yet to be obeyed but to me an OPEN APOLOGY will placate him and illustrate some dignified and civil approach from a government agency that made him go through all that without coming up with a single proof after that prolonged detention and drama.
“He who assert MUST prove! NDLEA needs to restore public confidence by doing the needful on this matter. And until individuals and government agency begin to respect fundamental HUMAN RIGHT and enhance duty of care, the essence of Nigeria’s FREEDOM is far from been realistic.
“No malice is intended against NDLEA with this outcry, I just hope the leadership see this as a clarion call for getting it right and save the agency from sending an innocent person to an early grave whereby leaving his children to suffer unjustly. My humble take. Thank you.” Yomi Fabiyi wrote on his Instagram page.
By Ahmed Boulor…
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