After completing his treatment in the United States, Veteran Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, returned to Nigeria.
This was revealed in a statement on Wednesday by his colleague, Yomi Fabiyi.
“Baba Suwe has survived! He did it and recovered nearly 100 percent,” Fabiyi said.
His statement read, “Without going into individual details on behalf of Baba Suwe and his family, I would like to thank everyone for playing a vital role. Hopefully, his health will restore full capacity in no distance to allow him to return to the screen. With tears of joy and gratitude, he sends his sincere heartfelt appreciation to all of you.
“This update should be the near-final public information I will be providing on this issue. I must thank all of you (especially Nollywood artists, fans and well-wishers) for trusting me to give you valued updates on this. I will not waste any time in providing any additional or vital information if and when needed in the future.
The 60-year-old actor, accompanied by his son Sola, arrived in the U.S. on April 22 in an unnamed hospital in Rhode Island to complete his medical treatment.
Fabiyi had revealed earlier that the actor’s air tickets and that of his son were found by a reverend, Esther Ajayi.
The donor, who is the founder of Love of Christ Generation Church, C & S (Iya Adura), London, had previously given N10 million ahead of the trip to the ailing actor.
After enjoying the patronage and limelight for decades, the comic actor, who sank into the background eight years ago, fought diabetic complications among other ailments before traveling to the United States for comprehensive treatment.
After being arrested at Murtala Mohammed Airport on suspicion that he had ingested cocaine wraps, Baba Suwe’s ordeal began in 2011.
The popular comedian was detained by the agency during the encounter for three weeks, but no drugs were found.
A Lagos High Court subsequently ordered NDLEA to pay the veteran actor N25 million for unlawfully detaining him and also to apologize to him publicly; a ruling appealed to the drugs agency.
