During the concert given by the singer Asake in the hall, 8 people, 4 of whom were seriously injured, were injured in a stampede. O2 Academy Thursday night in Brixton, south London.
The police arrived at the event around 21:30 (local time) during the artist’s concert. AsakaHe was held in one of London’s largest rooms and saw scores of people injured by a crowd trying to break into the scene and alleged crushes.
Images shared on social networks show a large crowd waiting at the doors of the workplace amid shouts and struggles. Twitter followers claim that about 1000 of them did not have tickets, As compiled by the BBC.
Witnessed the setting metal rods scattered on the pavement and still the presence of several agents in the early Friday morning.
“This is an extremely disturbing event that has left four seriously ill patients in hospital. My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families,” said Ade Adelekan, Commander of London’s Metropolitan Police. An investigation that is “as thorough and forensic as necessary” Due to the incident that has not yet been detained.
Ahmed Ololade, known artistically as Asake, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and is currently on tour for his debut album ‘.Mr. Money With The Vibe‘. The concert was interrupted ten minutes after it started when the artist made the event public.
“We stopped the show because they broke the door. 3,000 people who broke the outer door and for security the police asked us to close the show. We apologize. “This has nothing to do with us,” said one of the event’s organizers, according to The Guardian.
Asake shared a statement on his official social networks this Friday morning, in which he hoped to be able to communicate personally, extending his best wishes to those affected, and reassured that he did not yet have a “complete management report”. the “Login interruption” From the Brixton room.