A dancer, while performing his act during a ceremony, unintentionally set himself on fire and became a major cause for concern to onlookers and viewers.
In the 12 seconds video posted, the performer was bare bodied and had a red cloth hanging down his waist like a wrapper.
A female also tying a red cloth was dancing beside him as he and his partner, a young man with yellow shorts performed.
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The stuntman who had stooped down while holding a fiery stick attempted to get up when he accidentally touched his costume with the stick on fire.
When the dancer realized that part of his costume was on fire, he tried to put out the fire immediately.
Stuntman set on fire during act
However this was unsuccessful as the fire escalated very quickly and engulfed his entire costume.
When he noticed it had gotten beyond him, his act ended abruptly as he ran towards backstage to douze the fire while taking off his costume.
One of the guests, out of fear, jumped out of his seat as the man on fire approached him.
There was some chaos at the back, and some people ran off towards him to help put out the fire.
The video garnered comments from many people. While some sympathized with the stuntman and hoped he wasn’t badly injured, others found it very funny.
Bonniehood Farms And Consultancy: “So saddening, I pray he didn’t get much injuries… He’s only trying to survive 😢”
Makus Bobose: “Can’t stop watching and can’t stop laughing. 😂😂”
Ebo Oladele Olusola: “Village people at work….. Jaapa is the solution jo”
Olaopa Ibraheem Eniola: “Special guest of honor don carry him body Japa 🤣🤣🤣”
Mudasiru Kazeem: “This is the real definition of japa!!! End of the show……”
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Are the gods broke? – Masquerade displays account details while dancing
Meanwhile, a masquerade was seen dancing to an unknown tune with its account details pasted boldly on his attire.
In a video, a masquerade was seen eagerly displaying around a couple of children.
The masquerade, who was of average height, was covered from head to toe in a plain and patterned red buba and trousers.
