Video: Drama as Hilda Baci’s Pot of Jollof Rice Collapses During World Record Attempt, Many React

• Drama unfolded during Chef Hilda Baci’s World Record attempt to cook the largest pot of jollof rice
• A video showed that the massive cooking pot unexpectedly collapsed while being lifted for weighing
• Many who came across the video expressed their concern as the incident occurred after the food was ready

A dramatic video showed the moment Hilda Baci's pot of jollof rice collapsed during her world record attempt.

Popular Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, had announced online that she would be attempting to make history for the largest pot of jollof rice ever cooked.

The event eventually took place on September 12, 2025, at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos State.

Hilda Baci's jollof rice pot collapses

Hilda Baci cooked jollof rice in a massive 6-by-6-metre pot and was still cooking till the early hours of Saturday morning.

After she was done cooking, the pot was being weighed as one of the requirements for her record-breaking attempt.

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Unexpectedly, the pot gave way during the weighing process, sparking concerns from netizens.

The video was shared by an X user @ChuksEricE, and it was captioned:

"Moment Hilda Baci's pot broke while they were trying to weigh it after the cooking was completed."

Watch the video below:

How Hilda Baci prepared for jollof festival

Hilda Baci earlier announced the event, which was earlier scheduled to be held at Muri Okunola Park, would now be held at Eko Hotel and Suites, as she revealed the number of people who registered.

Weeks ago, Hilda Baci and her crew test-ran the pot she was going to use for her latest kitchen quest.

On Thursday, she announced that the pot arrived at Eko Hotel by 4am ahead of the record-breaking event.

Reactions as jollof rice pot collapses

OMatarazi said:

"That’s a poor lifting technique. You need a professional for this, the slings could collapse under the pot’s weight. Did they even check the sling tonnage and hook capacity? Both should exceed the pot’s weight."

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@_THE_CRAFT3R_ said:

"There should be another way of measuring the overall weight without using the crane."

@Bankzsup said:

"If record no break, at least pot break."

@lilyjoelily said:

"Omg. I hope this won’t disqualify her abeg."

@AbeebFajobi said:

"The material has undergone the heating process and it's too big to be lifted just like that because of the weight of the rice inside it."

@Manueldikachi said:

"I don’t know if she had an engineering team for this. If she did then they didn’t try. The engineering could have been a lot better. From not designing a mixer that would ensure even distribution of ingredients, to not having a dry run with the same pot to lift similar weight."

Hilda Baci shows quantity of ingredients

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the quantity of ingredients for Hilda Baci’s world's largest pot of jollof rice surfaced on social media.

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A video showed the amount of fresh pepper, onions, oil, and other ingredients for the record-breaking event.

Many who came across the video shared their thoughts on the quantity of the ingredients for the largest pot of jollof rice.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng