Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- Two Nigerian skit makers have died in separate incidents just weeks apart, leaving the entertainment community in shock.

The first, Sanku "Mr Sanku Comedy" Olaniyi, died on Monday following a car accident in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Weeks earlier, another fast-rising skit maker known as Austin was killed in a separate incident in Lagos.

News of their deaths, which broke on social media through colleagues and fans, has drawn widespread tributes and raised concern about the repeated tragedies in the skit-making space.

Sanku, who began his comedy career in 2021 died in a car crash while travelling with a friend.

Actors Funmi Awelewa, Lanre Adediwura and Regina Chukwu confirmed the news. They mourned his death and extended ...