Nigerian singer, Asake, has issued a statement following the unfortunate death of Rebecca Ikumelo.
The Nigerian-born London resident, was one of the eight who suffered injuries during the stampede at his London show.
The singer extended his deepest condolences to the deceased lady’s family members while noting that he is in touch with them.
Taking to his Instagram page on Saturday, Asake wrote: “My sincerest condolences to her loved ones at this time. Let us please keep her family in our prayers. I have spoken to them and will continue to do so.”
Asake also noted that he is completely overwhelmed with grief and would never have imagined such a thing happening.
He added that his team members are still waiting to be debriefed by the police and venue management so as to get to the root of the matter.
Netizens have since reacted to Rebecca’s death with many blaming the people who turned up to the concert without tickets thereby disrupting the order of things.
A netizen, mrmichaelmodern said: “I am so angry right now. This should have never happened. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TICKET, DON’T GO! Very simple. Rebecca you didn’t deserve this.”
Another social media user, @thatyorubagirls.blog said organizers need to learn from this and ensure that it doesn’t happen again.
“Oh no! May she rest in perfect pace. We need to take health and safety more seriously especially when we attend concerts etc. Organisers need to learn from this and ensure that it doesn’t happen again! Asake the world is not ready yet! Your next show na for O2! Have a merry Christmas everyone.”
“So sad. Please in the future make sure y’all book better venues. Your shows have been having bad venues from the beginning of your tour. This could’ve been prevented. Also your shows have been having bad security. Pay security pay for better venues. Don’t just care about the money,” @thegreat3st1 also reacted.
In the same vein, @worldwide_empress said: “People need to obey the rules, why turn up to a concert if you do not have a ticket to enter, these types of venues know the exact capacity and sell tickets accordingly for health and safety reasons. May she rest peacefully.”