Famous Nollywood Hausa actor, Usman Baba Fategi popularly known as Samanja is dead.
The veteran actor died in early hours of Sunday, at garden city hospital in Kaduna after prolonged illness.
He was a retired Nigerian soldier and worked with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Kaduna broadcasting station.
Aged 81, he is survived by two wives and 14 children.
His funeral prayers will be by 10am at Jaafaru estate Juma’at mosque, Kabala costain, Kaduna.