Nigerian rapper and social activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has criticised the Federal Government over what he described as misplaced priorities following the brutal massacre of residents in Kwara State.
In an emotional video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, the award-winning artiste questioned why government officials and political parties appear more focused on laying campaign structures for the 2027 general elections while Nigerians continue to be killed by terrorists across the country.
“The other day, nearly 200 people were killed in Kwara. The President just came out and released a normal statement: ‘Oh, I’m saddened.’ Bro, who has been arrested? Who has been prosecuted for this? Nobody. Nothing. Just carry on,” Falz said.
His remarks followed the February 3, 2026, attack on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where gunmen suspected to be Islamic extremists reportedly killed at least 162 people, according to the Red Cross.
Reports alleged that the attackers, believed to be linked to Boko Haram or the Islamic State-affiliated Lakurawa group, invaded the communities after residents refused to adopt their version of Sharia law. The assailants were said to have gone from house to house, executing residents at close range, with several victims reportedly bound before being killed.
President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack, describing it as “cowardly and barbaric,” and announced the deployment of an army battalion to Kwara State under Operation Savannah Shield. However, Falz dismissed the response as inadequate, stressing that no arrests or prosecutions had been announced despite the scale of the killings.
The rapper also criticised the political class, noting that while communities mourn their dead, political parties are already setting up structures ahead of the 2027 elections.
“Now they’ve announced coordinators for the East, the West, the South. These same people will still go to churches, and your papa, your daddy G.O., will allow them on the pulpit to campaign and convince you to vote for the same evil,” Falz said.
His comments come amid growing political mobilisation, with support groups and party leaders intensifying grassroots activities despite the Electoral Act 2022, which stipulates that official campaigns should begin only 150 days before election day.
Falz also criticised religious leaders for their silence over the Nigerian Senate’s recent decision to reject 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 rig,” he stated.
On February 4, 2026, the Senate passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 but rejected proposals making real-time electronic transmission compulsory. The move has sparked widespread condemnation from opposition parties, civil society groups, and members of the public.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) issued a joint statement describing the decision as “anti-people and anti-democratic,” alleging it was designed by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate the 2027 elections.
However, Senate President Godswill Akpabio defended the lawmakers, insisting that the Senate did not remove electronic transmission from the amendment but merely questioned the requirement for real-time transmission.
Falz further accused religious leaders of enabling bad governance by allowing politicians to campaign from church pulpits while remaining silent on critical national issues.
“Papa will just tell you to sit down there and wait and pray for spiritual solutions,” he said, mocking what he described as the overreliance on prayer instead of concrete action to address Nigeria’s security crisis.
In November 2025, following an attack on the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, where worshippers were abducted, Falz had called for President Tinubu’s resignation, questioning how many more Nigerians must die before decisive action is taken.
