Rapper Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has revealed how his near-death car accident was caused by armed robbers.

Falz, who is also known for his humour as an actor, said the incident, which occurred in November 2013, was not funny.

According to him, that was one of the few encounters in life where he thought he was going to die.

“There have been a lot of experiences that have made me think twice and question whether I want to keep going,” he said.

“On November 2013, I was involved in a very terrible car accident. It was a near-death experience.

I was with two people from my team and we were involved in a robbery and ghastly car accident at the same time.

“We were on the highway when they shot at the car and the driver was killed while we were still in motion, the car crashed and I sustained some injury which I still have till date.

I know that God kept me alive for a reason.”

Falz wanted to die a fine boy

Speaking on his survival after the crash, the “Bad gang” crooner said the only thing he protected well was his face as he wanted to die a fine boy.

He said: “When everything was happening, I thought it was the end of my life.

Just imagine this scenario, you are inside a car and the driver has been shot at but his foot is still on the accelerator and the car is still moving.

“It was terrible and I thought that was the end. As the car was crashing, what I just did was to cover my face and brace for impact so that if I was going to die, I would die a fine boy.

The robbers came back to the car after the crash asking for money.

“I told them there was no money with us so they began to search the car.

They brought out all the bags looking for money but no one carries cash around anymore.

As of that time, they did not recognise me. So, I knew I was not a target.”