Meet The Nollywood Actor Who Was A ‘Yahoo Boy’ And Lost All He Had Before Becoming An Actor
Robert Clark
Updated on January 02, 2026
Nollywood actor, Jigan Baba Oja, has a story that would inspire anyone who wishes to achieve his or her goals in life and for a man who was wrongly injected when he was a child leaving him partly deformed on his left leg as he limps, one would have no excuse than to work hard at wherever we find ourselves.
Jigan who now produces his own movies is multi-talented as he can act, sing and also do stand-up comedy however, Jigan was a yahoo boy before joining Nollywood.
Jigan who now produces his own movies is multi-talented as he can act, sing and also do stand-up comedy however, Jigan was a yahoo boy before joining Nollywood.
Jigan has great passion for music and was part of a music group before he launched his solo career with his debut hit that featured Fuji legend, Alabi Pasuma wonder.
Born in Bariga, Lagos, Jigan met Yoruba star, Baba Tee at a musical event and through their friendship he released a series of short skits the also propelled his career as an actor and the particular one that went viral the most is the ‘so mo age mi’ skit.
Jigan Baba Oja ventured into Cyber crime where he made a lot of money in which he used some for charity and investments in the name of other people who were his friends but he was unfortunate as he got arrested and lost all that he had.
From living a flashy and lavish lifestyle, Jigan resorted to begging people for money to survive.
