By Jimmy Fatunbi
Popular comedian, skit maker and social media influencer, Samuel Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggy, has reportedly been hospitalised after he was allegedly shot in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State.
Sources said the incident occurred under the Sango-Ota bridge on Sunday afternoon.
Although details surrounding the shooting remain sketchy, 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 immediately rushed to Blooming Care Hospital in the Alakuko area of Lagos for emergency treatment.
“He was filming a skit under the Sango-Ota bridge when he sustained a gunshot injury. The exact circumstances are still unclear, but members of his crew quickly rushed him to the hospital,” the source said.
The source added that medical personnel at the hospital administered first aid upon his arrival.
Further findings by PUNCH Metro revealed that he was later referred to Duchess Hospital in the Government Reserved Area of Ikeja, where he is currently receiving treatment.
Efforts by our correspondent to reach both hospitals were unsuccessful, as calls placed to the contact numbers listed on their social media pages did not connect. A text message sent to them had also not been responded to as of the time of filing this report.
When contacted on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed that the police were alerted by the hospital.
“The hospital contacted the police to report that a gunshot victim had been brought to their facility. Detectives and a patrol team were immediately deployed to the hospital, where they discovered that 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 location of the incident is in Sango-Ota and not within our jurisdiction, but investigation is ongoing,” she said.
However, when contacted for further clarification, 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 has not been reported to the police,” he said.
Meanwhile, Broda Shaggy’s manager, Olufemi Oguntamu, also known as Penzaar, did not respond to calls placed to his phone. A text message sent to him had yet to receive a response as of the time of filin
g this report.
