Fans of Nigerian Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, expressed their frustration on social media following a chaotic concert at Michael Okpara Square in Enugu. What was expected to be an electrifying night of music reportedly descended into disorder.

According to Naija News, Davido had earlier announced the return of his “5ive Tour” in Nigeria, with scheduled performances in several cities, including Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu, Ibadan, and Lagos.

The tour kicked off in Akwa Ibom on October 26, continued in Adamawa on October 29, and reached Enugu on November 1. It is set to wrap up with shows in Ibadan on November 9 and Lagos on December 25.

While previous stops were reportedly smooth, the Enugu concert faced heavy criticism from attendees. Complaints highlighted overcrowding, poor crowd management, harassment, and lapses in security.

Reports indicate that over 40,000 people attended the Enugu event almost double the venue’s 20,000-person capacity leading to confusion and safety issues.

Concertgoers took to social media to recount troubling experiences, including gate breaches, theft of personal belongings, and insufficient security throughout the event.

Read commets below:

@adis_beautification: “None of them were wearing the tag. Those without a ticket entered; the gate was broken, and the security guards weren’t at the gate. The security personnel did a terrible job. Touts entered. They used razor blades to tear bags. So does it mean if we go to a concert, our safety is not guaranteed? The number of girls who were robbed was a lot. Unfortunately, my phone was stolen.”

@hairz_by_steph: “They were pressing girls’ breasts and buttocks. A guy behind me was rock-hard,” she said. “I lost my nails; the crowd was too much. Everybody was just entering. The event was supposed to start at 4 p.m., but Davido only arrived at 3 a.m. People were entering without tags. A guy was walking around me, looking for something tangible to take from me. I met another friend who was crying; her phone was stolen. Security had to carry me out because the crowd was too much.”

@mmachukwu: “This was my experience at Davido’s concert in Enugu. If I had known what was good for me, I would have stayed home. The entrance was crazy. There were tasers, there were canes. People would just be going in, trying to pass through the gates, and all of a sudden, there would be a huge crowd pushing everyone backwards. Everyone would be falling down. If you look forward, you’ll see the security using one very long cane flogging everyone in his line of sight, and they were literally tasering people. You’d just be there and hear a taser going off on somebody’s body multiple times.”

@mirabel_merra: “When the security got tired, they just abandoned the gates. The way people were pushing, if I hadn’t held my sister, she would have fallen. The stampede was real gates were forced down, people were falling over each other, and security completely broke down.”

@reallifestories: “The wig I borrowed was stolen, my shoe, my other phone — everything in my bag. It is even someone who took me to his car and gave me the clothes that he had and slippers. He told me to catch my breath and stop crying, and to go home when I was ready. It’s not fair”

@Gidi_Traffic: “It’s 2025 there’s no excuse. Event organisers must start factoring in the safety and well-being of women at gatherings like this.”