Hours after the internment of the remains of veteran actor, Muftau Sanni Adio popularly known as Ajigi Jaga, his first son, Rasheed, has described him as a wonderful and loving father. Rashidi, told E24-7 MAGAZINE, that unlike the toughie character he often played in movies, he was a caring man and father.
Speaking about his late dad, he said, “He was my father and nobody can know him better than me. There were three things I knew about him: He was a very religious person, and he inculcated that in us as well. He never joked with his prayers. He was also very truthful, and he kept his promises. If he told you he will go somewhere with you, he would do just that. The last thing is that he was very generous, and he was always giving to people. He hated to see anybody lacking around him.”
According to Rashidi, his father’s on-screen character was very different from his real self. He said, “You know he was an actor and that was what put food on his table. It was not his real character at all; his behavior at home was far different from what you watched in movies.”
On the circumstances surrounding his death, Rashidi said, “He wasn’t sick. He actually fell off a bike during an accident, and he was even getting better before he died. I was still with him on Monday, and we spoke till about 12pm on Thursday. I was on my way to Lagos from Abeokuta when I was called on the phone that he couldn’t talk again. When I got there, he was gasping for breath, and I carried him, asking what was wrong with him. By the time I placed him on my chest, he gave up. It was just like he was waiting for me.”
He continued, “He was buried at Akinale after Wasimi in Abeokuta because he was a prince there. His elder brother is the current king of the town.”
Rashidi, who is a Fuji artiste, noted that his father supported his choice of career. In his words, “He gave me his support; you know music and movies are all under entertainment.
Ajigijaha’s first wife, who gave birth to Rashidi and two others died 13 years ago.