A woman identified as Rebecca Ikumelo has died after being injured in a crush at Asake’s concert at London’s Brixton O2 Academy that left several others hurt.
Ms. Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, east London, died in hospital on Saturday morning, the Met Police said.
Two other women aged 21 and 23 remain in critical condition, police added.
Asake said he is “overwhelmed with grief” at Ikumelo’s death.
“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,” he wrote on Instagram.
The O2 Academy Brixton said it was “deeply saddened” to hear Ikumelo had died.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan wrote in a tweet he was “heartbroken” by the death.
“Rebecca had her whole life ahead of her and on behalf of all Londoners, I would like to extend my condolences to her family, friends and loved ones at this extremely difficult time,” Mr. Khan said.
He added that it was “vital that the investigation into what happened concludes as soon as possible” and that City Hall was working with authorities “to ensure nothing like this happens again”.
The concert on Thursday had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” tried to force their way inside on Thursday, the police said.
It was the final performance of three sold-out shows at the venue by the singer sometimes known as Mr. Money.
Before the gig, Asake had posted on Twitter asking fans not to try to gain entry unless they had tickets.
Police said more than 4,000 people were in attendance at the concert and they have set up a website for people to submit relevant photos and videos.
