Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba, is reportedly dead.

The actor died on Wednesday evening after a prolonged battle with leukemia and prostate cancer, NTA reports.

His acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s, starring in Cockcrow at Dawn.

The deceased had announced his diagnosis of leukemia and prostate cancer in 2017.

Recall the actor in 2017 was flown out of Nigeria for medical attention to a UK hospital.

Some Nigerians including Dino Melaye supported the late actor financially.