Police Confirm Broda Shaggi’s Gunshot Injury During Skit Filming, Fans Await Management Statement
The police have confirmed that popular Nigerian comedian and content creator, Broda Shaggi, is currently receiving medical care after sustaining a gunshot injury.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, said the command became aware of the incident after a hospital reported that a gunshot victim had been brought to its facility.
According to her, police detectives and a patrol team were immediately dispatched to the hospital, where they confirmed that the injured victim was the popular skit maker.
“The hospital contacted the police to report that a gunshot victim had been brought to their facility. Detectives and a patrol team were immediately mobilised to the hospital, where they discovered that the victim was a skit maker and social media influencer popularly known as Broda Shaggy,” Adebisi said.
She added that the comedian was found on a stretcher with a gunshot wound on his thigh. However, she clarified that the alleged shooting occurred in Sango-Ota, which falls outside the jurisdiction of the Lagos command.
“The location of the incident is in Sango-Ota and not within our jurisdiction, but the investigation is ongoing,” she said.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the incident had not yet been formally reported to the police in the state.
“The incident was alleged to have occurred in Ogun State, but it was not reported,” Babaseyi stated.
Attempts to obtain further details by thr Punch Newspapers from the comedian’s management were unsuccessful. His manager, Olufemi Oguntamu, popularly known as Penzaar, did not respond to phone calls or a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
Sources earlier indicated that the comedian sustained the injury while filming a comedy skit under a bridge in the Sango-Ota area.
He was initially rushed to a private medical facility for first aid before being referred to another hospital in Lagos for further treatment, where he is currently recuperating.
Source: The PUNCH
