How security guards at Brixton Academy allegedly took bribes during Asake's London concert

According to a police inquiry, security personnel at the Brixton Academy, the south London venue for Nigerian musician Asake's concert where two people died in a stampede, allegedly accepted payments to admit concertgoers without tickets.

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A security officer who was on duty the night of the incident informed authorities that the practice has been going on since 2009 and that some of his coworkers received £1,000 in cash in bribes from concertgoers who showed there without tickets. He further asserted that the venue's security company was aware of the unlawful transactions.

"There were people taking money... Some staff made £1,000 cash," a guard, who is employed by AP Security, told the BBC. "Our company knew what was going on and they knew the people who were doing it, and they did nothing about it."

The guard who reported the incident, going by the fictitious name Rohan, stated that only 110 out of the required 190 security guards were on duty the night of the fatal crush.

He compared the crowd at Asake's performance to "being in a pretty horrific car crash - being crashed on and stamped on." When a few individuals bribe their way in, according to Rohan, things can quickly get "out of hand" as soon as others hear about the breach and decide to try their luck.

The whistleblower added;

"When you let a few people in, they would text their friends, and they'll text their friends.

"And the bouncers started being greedy, and it got out of hand. And people wanted to come in anyway, without a ticket.

"You can train someone to the max, but when that happens in front of you, you actually stop… you freeze."

The issue of bribes, according to Rohan, had been discussed in staff meetings, but AP Security management had not disciplined guards who were accused of letting people in without tickets.

Additionally, he revealed that paying guards in exchange for tickets did not just occur at Brixton Academy but also at a number of other locations.

According to a police official who spoke with the BBC, security for another event that took place at the same Brixton academy a week prior to Asake's concert was opened to those without tickets.

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How Stampede victim died at Asake's concert

Recall that unfortunate events led to the death of one Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, one of the stampede victims who attended Asake's UK concert.

Asake was performing at the O2 Academy arena in Brixton on Thursday night when organizers claimed they had to end the act due to chaos caused by the doors being breached.

Eight people were hurt, four of them were in critical condition and were receiving medical attention in a hospital, according to sources.

A few hours later, Asake, also known as Mr. Money, expressed regret and said he had no idea how the incident on Thursday night had hurt or upset anyone.

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