Atiku, Nigerians mourn death of comic legend, Baba Suwe

<p>Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has mourned the death of Nigerian Comic legend, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe.</p>, <p>The legendary actor on Monday after a long battle with an illness.</p>, <p>Baba Suwe was born on August 22, 1958 and was married to comedienne Omoladun Omidina, who died in September 2009.</p>, <p>He dominated the Yoruba movie industry for decades, featured in several movies and bagged many awards.</p>, <p>Atiku mourning the actor thanked him for bringing joy into most Nigerian homes.</p>, <p>His tweet read: “ Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe, thank you so very much for bringing so much happiness and joy into our homes. May your soul rest in peace.”</p>, <p>Other Nigerians have taken to social media expressing sadness over Baba Suwe’s death.</p>, <p>Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST</p>, <p>@Samklef “ THE GREAT BABA SUWE HAVE LEFT US. HE WAS A GREAT MAN. FOREVER A LEGEND. RIP BABA SUWE.”</p>, <p>@MrMacaroni “ Baba Suwe! Legend Forever! May Your soul rest in perfect peace.”</p>, <p>@Arole “ Rest in Peace Baba Suwe. I am excited we were able to celebrate you while you were alive.</p>, <p>@Omoin “ RIP babasuwe, So many people know how much I love Nollywood – a huge part of my childhood and he was one of the first actors I ever watched within Nigerian cinema.”</p>, <p>@FaruqBashar “ I Can’t think of many people that made acting look so real, RIP Baba Suwe.”</p>, <p>@AgbaAkin “ Oh, death strikes again. Rip Baba Suwe, thank you for being part of our childhood and putting a smile on our faces effortlessly with your comical talent. You’ll always be remembered.”</p>, <p>@Dray “ Baba Suwe movies were therapeutic in the sense that if you was sad, you end up laughing and forgetting whatever you passing through at that moment. He lives on.”</p>, <p>@ChiefNomso “RIP Babasuwe one of the Greatest Comic Actors of all time, the Childhood Memories you gave us will not be forgotten.”</p>