Nigerian rapper and social activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has condemned the Federal Government’s response to the recent massacre in Kwara State, accusing officials of misplaced priorities as political campaigns for the 2027 elections gain momentum.
In a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, the award-winning artist expressed outrage over the slow governmental action in the aftermath of the attacks, which claimed nearly 200 lives. Falz questioned why politicians are focused on election structures while citizens continue to face terrorist violence.
“The other day, nearly 200 people were killed in Kwara. President just came, released statement, normal statement. ‘Oh, I’m saddened.’ Bro, who has been arrested? Who has been prosecuted for this? Nobody, nothing. Just carry on,” he said in the emotional clip.
The rapper’s remarks follow the February 3, 2026 attack on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kaiama Local Government Area, where gunmen suspected to be Islamic extremists, possibly linked to Boko Haram or the Islamic State-affiliated Lakurawa group, killed at least 162 residents. Reports indicate that the attackers stormed the communities after locals rejected demands to adopt their version of Sharia law, going door-to-door and executing residents at close range, often with their hands bound.
President Bola Tinubu responded by deploying an army battalion to the state through Operation Savannah Shield, describing the attacks as “cowardly and barbaric.” Falz, however, dismissed such measures as insufficient, pointing out that no arrests or prosecutions have been reported.
Highlighting the government’s apparent focus on elections amid national tragedies, Falz said, “Now, they’ve announced coordinators for the East, for the West, for the South. Now, these guys will still go to these same churches and your papa, your daddy G.O., papa, he will allow them on the pulpit to campaign to you and will convince you that you should vote for this same evil.”
He also criticized religious leaders for remaining silent on critical national issues, particularly the Nigerian Senate’s recent rejection of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results.
“Papa will not tell you that currently the Senate is refusing to adopt the resolution amending the Electoral Act to allow for real-time transmission of election results because they know it will not allow them to be able to rig,” Falz stated.
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The controversy followed the February 4, 2026 passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026, which saw lawmakers reject proposals for mandatory real-time electronic result transmission. Opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, and New Nigeria People’s Party criticized the move as “anti-people and anti-democratic,” accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress of seeking to manipulate the 2027 elections. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, however, defended the chamber’s position, clarifying that electronic transmission itself was not removed, only the requirement for real-time reporting.
Falz further condemned religious leaders who, in his view, enable poor governance by allowing politicians to campaign from pulpits while avoiding pressing national issues. “Papa will just tell you to sit down there and wait and pray for spiritual solution,” he remarked, critiquing the preference for prayer over action amid the country’s security crises.
This is not the first time Falz has spoken out on national security. In November 2025, following an attack on Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, where worshippers were abducted, he called for President Tinubu’s resignation, questioning how many more Nigerians must die before decisive action is taken.