Jab Adu (December 28, 1932 - February 28, 2016), born Joseph Abiodun Babajide, was an actor and producer from Nigeria. He directed the 1977 Nigerian film Bisi, Daughter of the River, the highest grossing film in Nigeria for several decades. He was among the pioneers of Nigerian filmmaking.
He was born in Calabar. From 1941 until 1946, he studied at St. Gregory's College in the Obalende neighborhood of Lagos.
Filmography Actor Countdown at Kusini (1976) as Juma Bukari Hostages (1996) Saworoide (1999) as Lagbayi Wetin Dey (2007-2008 TV Series) as Samuel The Village Headmaster (1968 - 1988), a soap opera, as Bassey Okon
Director Bisi, Daughter of the River (1977)
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