Hakeem Shitta

Hakeem Olatunbosun Shitta (6 August 1955 – 5 June 1997) was a Nigerian photographer, publisher, editor, and martial artist known for documenting Nigeria's arts and cultural life through portraits, backstage photography, and street-level images of artists, performers, writers, and public events in Lagos and beyond. He founded and edited arts and culture periodicals including Arts Illustrated Weekly and Arts Diary, and compiled the influential Handbook of Nigerian Artists (1993), a reference work on Nigerian artists and their careers. Quotes People think I am a ghost, and they look at me as something from out of this world. Would have to be examined overseas. They have to conduct a survey of the affected area, through what is called 'Angiographic' test before they sculpt my head further. External links Category:People from Lagos Category:1955 births Category:1997 deaths Category:Photographers from Nigeria