Veteran Kannywood actress, Saratu Gidado, fondly known as Daso, has passed on at the age of 56.
As mourning for her sudden demise on Tuesday continues, more details have emerged on the last activities of veteran Kannywood actress, Saratu Gidado, who who died on Tuesday in Kano
Saratu Gidado has been buried according to the Islamic rite
after prayers at the Emir’s Palace in Kano City on Tuesday after her sudden
death.
The Emir Aminu Ado Bayero was in attendance, according to PR
Nigeria
The actress once served as the protocol officer (Jakadiya)
to the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, in 2016.
Indeed, she was very active on her TikTok page where she has
over 1.3 million followers during the just ended Ramadan fasting.
Saratu shared many videos in the last month of Ramadan
calling for support for widows, orphans, and the poor.
She was shown providing food for the needy, offering help to
the elderly, and promoting sermons of great scholars and religious leaders in
some of the videos she shared on TitTok.
Indeed, PRNigeria reported quoting family sources that
Saratu died hours after posing as an astronomer on moonsighting to determine
the last day of the Islamic month of Ramadan on her TikTok page.
The sighting of the moon is crucial to determine the end of
fasting in the month of Ramadan and the exact date of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.
Acting like an astronomer in the video, with a giant, long
telescope-like pipe, Saratu said: “Alhamdulillah from my instrument, I could
not see the new moon that could determine the end of Ramadan fasting and the
commencement of Eid festivity. We should exercise more patience as I can only
see other planets in outer space, like Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune ….. I do not
see a new moon, probably because of the cloud. Please follow me for more
updates. Enjoy your fasting.”
A family member confirmed Saratu ate Sahur (the mandatory
early morning food which signals the beginning of fasting for the day) hours
after she posted the video on moonsighting on her TikTok platform and did some
prayers.
“She was hale and hearty after the video she posted to
educate Muslims on the need for patience in following moonsighting updates from
the relevant authorities. She also observed her night prayers, took her Sahur
and prayed again before she went to bed and died peacefully in her sleep,” the
family source said.
Known for her comical roles as an aggressive and naughty
woman, Daso was born in Gombe on January 17, 1968, and attended school in Kano.
She debuted in 2000 in a movie, Linzami Da Wuta, produced by
Sarauniya Movies. Her other hits include Nagari, Gidauniya, Mashi, and Sansani.
She appeared in over 100 movies.
Credit PRNigeria
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