Jab Adu Explained

Jab Adu
Birth Name:	Joseph Abiodun Babajide
Birth Date:	28 December 1932
Birth Place:	Calabar
Alma Mater:	St. Gregory's College
Nationality:	Nigerian
Citizenship:	Nigerian
Occupation:	Actor Producer
Notable Works:	The Village Headmaster Saworoide

Jab Adu (December 28, 1932 - 2016), born Joseph Abiodun Babajide, was an actor and producer from Nigeria.^{[1] [2]} He directed the 1977 Nigerian film Bisi, Daughter of the River, the highest grossing film in Nigeria for several decades.^[3] He was among the pioneers of Nigerian filmmaking.^[4]

He was born in Calabar.^[5] From 1941 until 1946 he studied at St. Gregory's College in the Obalende neighborhood of Lagos.^[5]

Filmography

Actor

• Countdown at Kusini (1976) as Juma Bukari
• Saworoide (1999) as Lagbayi
• The Village Headmaster (1968 - 1988), a soap opera, as Bassey Okon

Director

• Bisi, Daughter of the River (1977)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jab Adu… exit of legendary actor. 2 March 2016.
2. Web site: Veteran actor Jab Adu dies at 83 | Premium Times Nigeria. February 29, 2016.
3. News: igeria: I Am Glad the Lux Advert Made Such an Impact. 4 April 2023. allAfrica. 7 November 2017. Onome Amawhe. Vanguard.
4. Web site: Opinion | Disqualifying "Lionheart" from the Oscars ignores colonialism's impact. NBC News.
5. Web site: Jab Adu dies at 83. February 29, 2016.
6. Web site: BISI DAUGHTER OF THE RIVER (1977). https://web.archive.org/web/20170406034301/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f5a5a6b. dead. April 6, 2017. BFI.