A young Nigerian man who is a Disk Jockey in the United Kingdom is currently being interrogated by the UK police officials after a joke cracked by him went awry leading to massive stampede.
DJ David Osahon
A club stampede that claimed the lives of two students occurred after a Nigerian DJ joked that all coach drivers were ready to leave the nightclub which is an indirect message that all persons present should leave the club premises.
DJ David Osahon made the announcement with a 'comic' accent inside the Lava & Ignite Nightclub in Northampton just moments before the students, Nabila Nanfuka, 22, and Laurene-Danielle Jackson, 19, found themselves caught up in a horrific stampede.
His announcement was one of 14 to occur in half an hour telling people to get on board their coaches. The young women had spent the evening enjoying themselves at the club, but chaotic scenes unfolded following Mr Osahon's announcement that coach drivers outside were ready to leave at 3.30am, the inquest heard.
Yesterday he admitted making up the announcement. An inquest heard panic spread as desperate revellers began trampling over each other in a bid to escape leaving people "screaming, crying and moaning".
Nabila Nanfuka, a Northampton University leisure and tourism student from Neasden, north west London, was knocked down and crushed near to the exit.
David Osahon has defended himself before security operatives claiming he was only joking and he is popularly known as a comic figure in his school.
See pictures of the victims:
Nabila Nanfuka
Laurene-Danielle Jackson