Veteran actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja Mazan Fama, has passed away at the age of 84.
The Kaduna-based popular Hausa film actor died around 12:15 am on Sunday.
According to a Daily Trust report, Mohammad Usman, one of the deceased’s sons, revealed that his father left behind two wives.
“He died at the age of 84 and left behind two wives and 12 children,” he stated.
The funeral for Samanja started at 10 am at a mosque in Kabala Costain, Kaduna.
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