Veteran Comic Actor Baba Suwe Buried in Ikorodu, Lagos (Photos)

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Veteran comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has been buried today.

The actor died in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday.

Earlier, before his burial, there was slight disagreement between Islamic clerics and family of late Baba Suwe which caused a delay in the burial of popular comic actor.

Massive crowd early Thursday morning besieged the Ikorodu residence of the late actor to catch a glimpse of his body.

According to reports gathered, the cleric, Sheikh Ahamad Olanrewaju Alfulanny, expressed dissatisfaction over the un-islamic practices exhibited by the family and other well wishers.

He said in Islam, the normal practice is to bury a dead person within few hours of being pronounced dead.

He said although Baba Suwe, until his demise, was a celebrity Islam who does not give room for unnecessary jamboree during burials.

He said, “There are so many things that they are doing, that are un-Islamic, they put his body in a casket, some other well-wishers even said they want to take his body round, but the family has told us they won’t bury him with his body inside the casket.”

Well-wishers, sympathizers were unhappy over the decision but the clerics said the family has agreed to abide by the Islamic practice.

The remains of the late actor was later laid to rest in the compound of his house at Ikorodu in Lagos

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