The demise of Nigerian comedian Adetola Samad, popularly is named Sanku, has stirred controversy over an unpaid loaned Lexus SUV linked to his guarantor and a Kwara-essentially based totally automobile dealer.

Tell material creator Folorunsho Olayinka, greater is named Most attention-grabbing, revealed for the length of a TikTok livestream that the leisurely comedian died in a 2012 Lexus RX 350 SUV he had obtained on mortgage from JJ Motors Empire and Companies Limited in Ilorin.

In accordance with a receipt dated June 5, 2025, Sanku sold the automobile for ₦25.4 million however had paid only ₦7 million upfront, with instalments bringing his whole payment to ₦12.28 million earlier than his demise.

Most attention-grabbing, who stood as Sanku’s guarantor, brushed apart hypothesis linking him to the tragedy.

“I was only a guarantor because the dealer knew me. He collected owed about ₦13 million, so what would be my get in having him killed? I even sent my other folks to seek recommendation from him at the scientific institution and supported their medicine,” Most attention-grabbing mentioned.

On the opposite hand, a shut friend of the leisurely comedian, who spoke on situation of anonymity, claimed Sanku had been compelled to return the Lexus in alternate for a more cost-effective Toyota Venza, after struggling to whole the payment.

In a WhatsApp converse demonstrate shared with newshounds, Sanku expressed apprehension over repeated calls to return the automobile, alongside with that his uncle, a policeman in Osogbo, had truly useful in opposition to it, warning he could lose the automobile without getting the promised replace.

Factual months earlier than his demise, on June 6, 2025, Sanku posted photos of the Lexus on his TikTok page, celebrating the aquire with the caption: “Alhamdulillah for existence, congratulations Adetola,” while tagging Most attention-grabbing.

Sanku tragically died in a fatal automobile crash on September 2, 2025, alongside Ogbomoso Street in Oyo Inform. His passing used to be later confirmed by actor Yemi Elesho on social media.

The controversy surrounding the loaned automobile has since deepened, with questions over the unsettled steadiness and the conditions leading up to Sanku’s ideal days.