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Nigerian skit maker and emerging comedian, Raji Samad Adetola, popularly known as Sanku Comedy, has tragically passed away following a fatal car accident along the Oyo-Ogbomoso expressway in Ibadan on Monday.
Reports indicate that Sanku and his friends were rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment, sparking an outpouring of concern and prayers from fans across social media.
Nollywood actress Funmi Awelewa shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram, recounting her frantic efforts to get updates on the comedian’s condition.
“When I saw the news online, I quickly sent one of my students that stays close to Bowen hospital and he told me that he met one of your friends at the hospital who told us that you’re responding to treatment. I prayed God, we prayed!!!!” she wrote.
Awelewa also revealed that Sanku was scheduled to appear in her upcoming movie, expressing her shock over his untimely death.
“The pain, effort, strength, struggle… nothing makes sense. I’m heartbroken. Even the film is not out yet. It doesn’t make sense for real,” she added.
The comedian’s death came just hours after he posted a video on TikTok, where he was seen enjoying a song with a friend. In the post, he wrote:
“When it’s time for us to enjoy what we worked hard for, may we never lose our lives.”
Sanku Comedy rose to fame in 2021 with his unique blend of storytelling and humor, earning widespread recognition for his hit skit series, Zanku Exchange.
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