Panic as Singer Bims Collapses While Performing at Rema's Lagos Concert: "Looks Like PR"

• Information circulating social media has it that upcoming Nigerian singer Bims, whose real name is Olawale Isreal-Lagbokun, collapsed on Sunday, December 22
• Bims was said to have been performing at Rema's concert at Eko Energy City gate when he suddenly stopped moving on the stage floor
• The video saw some crew members taking him backstage, but updates about his health are still vague

Budding Nigerian singer Olawale Isreal-Lagbokun, known as Bims, is in an unknown state as he was said to have collapsed during Rema's concert.

Bims headlined Rema's Lagos concert on Sunday, December 22, 2024, but unfortunately, he collapsed while performing on stage with two dancers.

The ladies were dancing to his performance and entertaining fans when they suddenly realised Bims stopped moving.

The crowd assumed it was a prank as they could be heard telling him to stand up. However, things turned out differently after some crew members rushed in and carried him off the state.

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The situation remains vague as no credible update about his health has been reported. There has also been no comment from Rema.

Watch the video here:

In 2022, Bims released his EP 'Beyond Your Eyes'. He told Punch newspaper that he sang from his personal experiences.

“Meanwhile, I am still working on new songs and a few collaborations. It was a bitter-sweet experience. For example, the fifth track is titled, Return to the Streets, and it was about unreciprocated love though it was good while it lasted.”

How fans reacted to Bim's collapsing on stage

Read some reactions below:

@_sir_charles_1:

"Make we dey cry?"

@IEmmanWilson:

"The only person with human sympathy is the girl who didn't walk away."

@Dayoreigns:

"This looks like a pr sha. Una fooling too much."

@vibesandorisirisi:

"Na d yansh confuse dem."

@stonaman1.0:

"No be only Colos and laud every time, try dey exercise as artist before you climb stage. E get why."

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@ixixi87_:

"Say no to... Una No go hia. Wish him a speedy recovery."

@japh_man:

"Who be BIMs and why he fa!nt for ynash."

@emmanuel.iy:

"The moment they post ur instagram. Know say na paid advertising."

@bestagada__:

"All these pr no matter if we like your music we go listen."

Rema recalls spending his 1st big money

Legit.ng earlier reported that singer Rema shared his reaction in a video after he made his first fifty million naira as an upcoming star.

The singer, who recalls his childhood struggle, recalls how he spent the whopping millions on his mum and the church.

Rema's rise to fame story has stirred comments from Nigerian netizens as many applauded him for his gesture.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng