Rachel Bakam (11 September 1982 – 13 April 2021)[1] was a Nigerian actress, writer, TV presenter and producer, and an anti-human trafficking ambassador.
At the age of 16 she started working, first as a salesgirl in a supermarket, then later in a recording studio and played a lead role in Hausa drama series known as Rayuwa.
[14] She did her National Youth Service Corps at Nigerian Television Authority International, where she produced and presented different TV programmes like Trends, Saturday Morning, and Style Code.
She proceeded to study digital filmmaking at New York Film Academy and thereafter established Rayzed Media Ltd.[15] Bakam brought water skiing and wakeboarding to Nigeria.
She has joined non-government organizations,[17] such as Devatop Centre for Africa Development in campaigning against sex trafficking and other forms of modern slavery in Nigeria.