The Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the alleged shooting of skit maker and social media influencer, Samuel Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, in the Sango-Ota area of the state.
Encmediaone reported on Friday that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon while he was filming a comedy skit under the Sango-Ota bridge.
While the circumstances leading to the incident remain sketchy, a police source who requested anonymity because he was not permitted to speak on the matter said the social media influencer sustained a gunshot injury in the process.
The command, however, stated that it could not confirm whether the incident occurred within Ogun State.
In a brief statement sent to the media on Friday, its spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified information while the investigation continues.
“For the sake of clarity, the command cannot confirm that Broda Shaggy was shot anywhere within Ogun State. Investigation into the matter has, however, commenced. Members of the public are kindly advised to refrain from spreading unverified information and allow the investigation to run its course,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Newsmen gathered that no report was made to the police by the victim’s team since the incident occurred.
The source, who gave an account of what happened after the incident, told our correspondent on Thursday that Broda Shaggi was immediately rushed to Blooming Care Hospital in the Alakuko area of Lagos, where he was initially admitted and attended to.
“He was shooting a skit under the Sango-Ota bridge when he sustained a gunshot injury. We don’t have information yet on how it happened, but his crew members who were present quickly rushed him to the hospital,” the source disclosed.
The source added that upon arriving at the hospital, the medical staff immediately administered first aid treatment to him.
However, further findings by our correspondent revealed that he was later referred to Duchess Hospital in the Government Residential Area, Ikeja, where he is currently recuperating.
The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, while confirming the incident to Newsmen on Thursday, said the police were alerted by a hospital about a gunshot victim in their facility.
The Ogun State Police Command has denied claims that a popular entertainer, known as Broda Shaggy, was shot within the Ogun State Police Command.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, in a statement issued on Friday, said the command could not confirm the development as such an incident had not been reported or documented in any of its stations across the state.
“I wish to address reports alleging that the entertainer Broda Shaggi was shot within Ogun State. For clarity, the Command cannot confirm that such an incident occurred anywhere within its jurisdiction. Additionally, no such incident has been reported at any Police formation across the State,” he said.
She said detectives and a patrol team were immediately mobilised to the hospital, where they discovered that the victim was Broda Shaggi.
“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 the investigation is ongoing,” she added.
When contacted for a reaction on Thursday, Broda Shaggi’s manager, Olufemi Oguntamu, otherwise known as Penzaar, said he was busy and promised to call back. He had yet to do so as of the time this report was filed.