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- ↑ ""Pay Attention To Folklore" - Bob Smith Jnr aka "Diabolo Man" To Ghanaian Movie Producers". GhanaCelebrities.Com. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ↑ "Filmmakers use funeral grounds as meeting place - Bob Smith Jnr". www.myjoyonline.com. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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