Ogun State — Nigerian comedian and skit maker Samuel Perry, widely known as Broda Shaggi, has reportedly been hospitalised after sustaining a gunshot injury in the Sango-Ota area of Ota in Ogun State.

According to a report by Nigerian newspaper The Punch, the incident was said to have occurred under the Sango-Ota bridge on Sunday afternoon, although details surrounding the shooting remain unclear.

The source disclosed that Shaggi was immediately rushed to the Blooming Care Hospital in the Alakuko area of Lagos State, where he received initial treatment.

“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 reportedly said, adding that medical personnel administered first aid on arrival.

Further investigations by the aforementioned publication revealed that he was later referred to Duchess Hospital in the Government Residential Area, Ikeja, where he is currently recuperating.