Officer Woos denies rumors about Broda Shaggi's death and plans legal action

Nigerian content creator Jubril Oladapo, known as Officer Woos, has denied saying that his colleague, Broda Shaggi, is dead.

Recently, a user on X claimed that Officer Woos announced Broda Shaggi's death on Instagram.

The user shared a photo of Broda Shaggi and wrote, "Officer Woos just announced the passing away of his brother Broda Shaggi via his IG page. May his soul rest in perfect peace."

In response to this viral post, Officer Woos posted a screenshot of the claim on his Instagram Story with a simple reply, "False."

On Saturday, his lawyers, Versed Attorneys, released a statement defending him. They called the claim false, malicious, and defamatory.

The statement said, "We act as Solicitors to Mr. Jubril Oladapo Gbadamosi alias ‘Officer Woos’ (‘our Client’), a respected content creator and public figure, and write this statement in response to false and malicious publications currently circulating on social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter).

“It has come to our client’s attention that certain unverified and anonymous social media pages have published claims alleging that our Client publicly announced the death of a close colleague on his official page.

“Our client has never announced the death of any colleague, friend, or associate on any of his platforms. These publications are entirely manufactured and constitute a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.”

The statement also addressed another rumor that Officer Woos was arrested for drug trafficking.

It stated, "We hereby unequivocally state that both claims are entirely false, fabricated, and without any basis whatsoever. Our client has never been arrested, investigated, charged, or in any way connected to allegations of drug trafficking, at any point in 2025 or at any other time.”

Based on Nigerian laws regarding defamation and cybercrime, the legal team warned that those spreading these claims might face legal action.

They demanded “an immediate and unconditional retraction from all pages, handles, and individuals responsible for the publication and circulation of these false statements” and a public apology within 48 hours.

The death rumor came about three months after Broda Shaggi was wrongly reported to have been shot while filming at the Sango-Ota Bridge in Ogun State in March 2026.

Since that incident, Broda Shaggi has not publicly addressed the shooting rumors.