Popular Nigerian comedian and social media influencer, Samuel Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, has been hospitalised after he was reportedly shot while filming a comedy skit in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State.
The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday afternoon while the entertainer was recording content with members of his production crew under the Sango-Ota Bridge.
Sources familiar with the development, said the comedian sustained a gunshot injury during the filming session.
A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment on the matter, confirmed that the entertainer was immediately rushed to hospital after the incident.
“He was shooting a skit under the Sango-Ota bridge when he sustained a gunshot injury. We don’t have details on how it happened yet, but his crew members who were present quickly rushed him to the hospital,” the source said.
According to the source, the injured comedian was initially taken to Blooming Care Hospital in the Alakuko area of Lagos State, where he received first aid treatment.
However, he was later referred to Duchess Hospital, located in the Government Residential Area of Ikeja, for further medical attention.
Sources said he is currently recuperating at the facility.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the incident had not been formally reported to the command.
“The incident was alleged to have occurred in Ogun State, but it was not reported,” he said in a telephone conversation.
