Falz also condemned violence against police officers while highlighting the need to address the ‘overly dysfunctional’ police
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian rapper and actor, Folarin Falana better known as Falz the Bahd Guy has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba to address the ‘overly dysfunctional’ policing in the country.
The activist also joined other celebrities to condemn violence against police officers while highlighting areas the police need to pay attention to.
Falz made the statement after the arrest of Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti who allegedly assaulted a police officer in uniform on 3rd Mainland Bridge on Saturday.
The IGP after the clip of the incident went viral ordered the arrest and prosecution of the Grammy-nominated saxophonist.
Reacting to the development, Falz took to social media to condemn the assault on the police officer and spoke directly to the IGP.
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In the message posted on his Instagram page, the rapper advised police to always apply the same zest they used in arresting Seun Kuti to prosecute erring police officers who assault citizens too.
He wrote: “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 gunpoint
“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 🤮”
