Popular Nigerian musician, Folarin Falana popularly known by his stage name “Falz” has criticized the Nigerian police force for their double standard approach towards the handling of cases of assault in the country.
He expressed this on his Instagram handle on Wednesday where he questioned the police force for their slow response when their officers assault Nigerians even when the evidence are presented to them but are so swift with Seun Kuti’s case.
“nobody can deny that it is wrong to hit a policeman. For mischief seekers, read that first sentence again. However, these other videos are from the other side of the spectrum.”
“this is not the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth time. We see cases like these very regularly & most of the time absolutely nothing is done to the perpetrators. Before ENDSARS. After ENDSARS. Still very much ongoing. WHEN do we pause to actually address the root cause of all these issues – THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE”
“as we await confirmation on what actually led to the Seun Kuti reaction, we all know it’s not strange in Nigeria to see a drunk policeman. We all know they constantly endanger lives and property. We all know they rob and extort at gun point. We know they continue to maim and brutalize. We all know they conduct extra judicial killings.”
“Mr Inspector-General, IS THIS HOW POLICING IS DONE? The speed wey una take arrest & charge @bigbirdkuti, you no go use am do something about this overly dysfunctional police.”
