Folarin Falana, the rapper better known as Falz, has criticised Christian leaders in Nigeria for allegedly turning a blind eye to current security challenges in the country.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, the rapper reacted to the killing of at least 75 residents in Kaiama LGA of Kwara, expressing frustration over the government’s perceived inaction.
Falz also called out Christian leaders for “urging people to pray” while “allowing politicians to use church platforms for campaigns” despite the country’s persistent insecurity.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with us. I don’t know when we are going to wake up. Nearly 200 people were killed in Kwara, and the president only released a routine statement saying he was saddened. Who has been arrested or persecuted? Nothing was said, just carried on,” he said.
“They are killing scores of people every day, yet today people will go to church. Religious leaders tell their followers to sit down and pray, saying God will save them. They are already campaigning for the next election with several groups like Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria. He is?
“These guys will still go to your religious leaders, and they will allow them on the pulpit to campaign to you and convince you to vote for this same evil. With the same pattern they have been using for years, you will follow suit and vote.”
The rapper claimed that religious leaders fail to educate their congregations on concrete political obstacles to progress.
“Your religious leader will not tell you that the Senate is currently refusing to adopt a resolution amending the Electoral Act to allow real-time transmission of election results because they know it would make rigging difficult. Instead, he will tell you to sit down and pray for a spiritual solution. No problem, let’s be waiting,” he said.
In the caption accompanying his video, Falz posed a direct question to the clergy.
“What are our so-called religious ‘leaders’ doing for the people? At times like this, how add they moving?” he asked.
The killings in Kwara, which occurred on Wednesday, prompted President Bola Tinubu to order the deployment of an army battalion to the area.
