Saidu (name)

Saidu is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Saidu Musa Abdullahi (born 1979), Nigerian politician
 * Saidu Adeshina (born 1983), Nigerian footballer
 * Saidu Baba (1794–1877), Emir of Swat
 * Saidu Ayodele Balogun (born 20 April 1941), Nigerian general and politician
 * Saidu Barda, Nigerian politician
 * Saidu Dansadau (born 1953), Nigerian politician
 * Saidu Fofanah (born 1997), Sierra Leonean footballer
 * Saidu Bah Kamara (born 2002), Sierra Leonean footballer
 * Saidu Kargbo (born 1982), Sierra Leonean boxer
 * Saidu Kumo (1959–2020), Nigerian politician
 * Saidu Mansaray (born 2001), Sierra Leonean footballer
 * Saidu Namaska (1937–2021), Nigerian ruler of the Kontagora Emirate
 * Saidu Samaila Sambawa, Nigerian politician

Surname

 * Dominic Saidu (born 1950), Liberian sprinter
 * Suleiman Saidu (born 1938), Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral