‘You’ve Shown Inability to Secure Citizens’ — Falz Attacks Tinubu

Folarin Falana, better known by his stage name Falz, is a well-known singer and activist who has accused President Bola Tinubu of neglecting his main duty of protecting people and property in the nation.
He chastised the president for not addressing the nation’s growing insecurity.
In response to the latest massacre in Benue State, he made this statement on his X account.

The “This is Nigeria” singer claimed that Tinubu has repeatedly demonstrated his inability to carry out his main duty of protecting people and property.

He emphasized that the issue of insecurity is not addressed in the president’s usual remark.

“You have repeatedly demonstrated that you are unable to fulfill the fundamental responsibility of protecting the lives and property of your citizens,” Falz wrote. This standard statement is insufficient.

Falz bemoaned the lack of attention being paid to the killings in Benue in another post.

“Over 200 people have been senselessly killed and burned alive in Benue, and this is not even receiving nearly enough attention,” he stated. Why do we treat ourselves so badly?

Falz, however, has denied rumors that he was romantically involved with Idris Okunneye, also known as Bobrisky, a controversial crossdresser.

It was remembered that in 2024, Falz’s purported phone conversation with Bobrisky while he was incarcerated was released by social media critic VeryDarkMan, commonly known as VDM.

Falz sued VDM for defamation as the development led to a lot of homosexual rumors about him.

Falz denied having a relationship with Bobrisky in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, amid the ongoing legal disputes with VDM, saying he merely attempted to assist.

Falz provided a status report on the court case involving VDM, stating that the social media critic has not yet entered the defense.

An update on the court case, which is still very much pending,” he stated. In a serious lawsuit, my father and I are claiming defamation. Following the filing of the case, they have never entered the defense. Rather than stating that the court lacks authority to hear the matter or whatever, they filed a preliminary objection.

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I was in court on the last date. That preliminary objection has been dismissed by the court. They must now file a defense or the court will simply make a decision. That concludes the update. I’ll leave it at that because I can’t really speak anything about the topic of the ongoing lawsuit.

Before that phone conversation, I had never been in a relationship with Bobrisky. “I’m in this case and I want to speak to you about how you can help,” he wrote in an Instagram message to me. Thousands of individuals messaged me about similar things, you know. This is not an extraordinary situation; it is not a rare circumstance.

In many of those situations, I’ll offer them a chance to ask questions like, “What’s the P? How can I help?” with empathy. I had no idea. In any case, as they say, shyness comes after a bite. Ultimately, I may not be able to assist anyone in my lifetime, but I may become much more aware of my actions.