Popular comedian, skit maker and social media influencer Samuel Perry, widely known as Broda Shaggi, has reportedly been hospitalised after he was allegedly shot in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State.
The incident was said to have occurred under the Sango-Ota bridge on Sunday afternoon.
Although the exact circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the content creator sustained the gunshot injury while filming a comedy skit at the location.
According to the source, Broda Shaggy was quickly taken to Blooming Care Hospital where he received initial treatment.
“He was shooting a skit under the Sango-Ota bridge when he sustained a gunshot injury. We don’t yet have full details of how it happened, but members of his crew who were present rushed him to the hospital immediately,” the source said.
Medical personnel at the hospital reportedly administered first aid upon his arrival.
Further findings revealed that he was later referred to Duchess Hospital in the Government Residential Area of Ikeja, where he is currently recovering.
When contacted on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed that the police were alerted after the hospital reported receiving a gunshot victim.
“The hospital contacted the police to inform us that a gunshot victim had been brought to their facility. Detectives and a patrol team were immediately sent to the hospital, where they discovered the victim was a skit maker and social media influencer popularly known as Broda Shaggy.
“He was seen on a stretcher with an injury to his thigh. The incident happened in Sango-Ota and not within our jurisdiction, but investigation is ongoing,” she said.
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However, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the incident had not been officially reported to the police in the state.
“The incident was alleged to have occurred in Ogun State, but it was not reported,” he said.
Efforts to reach Broda Shaggy’s manager, Olufemi Oguntamu, popularly known as Penzaar, were unsuccessful as calls to his phone were not answered and a text message sent to him had yet to receive a response as of the time of filing this report.
In a related development, a content creator, Afeez Ojesanmi, also known as Salo, was reportedly robbed of his jewellery and shot in the Lekki area of Lagos in October 2024.
