Admin l Monday, October 08, 2018
IJESHA, Osun, Nigeria – Grandmaster of television comedy, Moses Adejumo better known as Baba Sala is dead. He was 81. Baba Sala died in his sleep after taking his super at 6pm. We gathered that his youngest wife, Fumilayo found him dead in his room and raised the alarm.
Baba Sala popularised television comedy. His contemporaries were chief Hubert Ogunde, Kola Ogunmola, Oyin Adejobi and Duro Ladipo. He started his career in showbusiness as a highlife musician with the group known as Federal Rhythm Dandies and was instrumental in the making of the juju music maestro, King Sunny Ade who was his lead guitar before going into filmmaking.
His major plays are Orun Mooru, Aare Agbaye, Mosebolatan, Obee Gbona, Agba Man, Ana Gomina and Tokunbo. Speaking to punch correspondent, one of his son, Emmanuel said Baba Sala died last night.
“I was not there but his wife called the eldest son of the family immediately it happened and that one called me and narrated everything to me. His body had been taken to the mortuary. We will need to hold a meeting before we can fix anytime for his burial. Some of the children are just hearing about it this morning.
“I will miss so many things about my dad. He was a very lively person. He was always advising us even those who were not his biological children, he advised them equally. He would tell you what to do and guide you.
“Though he was not wealthy, he was rich in the knowledge of God and he had a wealth of experience. He would tell us that his own father did not encourage him to be a comedian, that he didn’t have anybody to advise him when he was growing up but he was always guiding us and praying for us.
“He was a prayerful man. He was a Godly person, he never missed morning and evening prayers. If there was anything he was expecting or any trip he wanted to undertake, he would instruct all of us to pray and fast for nothing bad to happen. We all learnt this from him.
