Falz Is Unbothered As He Calls MURIC’s Claim About ‘This Is Nigeria’ Baseless

Nigerian music artiste Falz has said that he finds the claims made by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) to be baseless.

In a recent interview with the Punch’s Saturday Beats, Falz made it known saying that he wasn’t expecting a reaction like this with his music and he was only representing the major issues in the country and not trying to disrespect any religion.

He said, “I think it is very clear what that scene represented in the video. The message is very clear because the girls there symbolize the constant issues and troubles that face the innocent girl child in Nigeria, especially in the northern part of Nigeria. They have been victims of kidnappings and we have the case of the Chibok girls and recently the Dapchi girls.

“Till date, most of the Chibok girls have not been found while a Dapchi girl is still held captive. That is what those girls symbolize. I feel everyone got the message and it is absurd that a group of people like MURIC alleged that it is a hate video. I do not think that makes sense in any way because, in the same video, I spoke about other issues like insecurity, corruption, and I even talked about pastors. No Christian has come out to say that it is a hate video; so what is MURIC talking about? I do not really understand them.”

Falz also made it known that the dancer wearing hijab and dancing shaku shaku was a representation of how entertainment distracts people from the relevant issues in life.

“If you noticed, I was dancing as well and the dance was symbolic. The dance was symbolic of entertainment being a distraction from everything that is happening in our society. Shaku Shaku is the most popular dance step in Nigeria and it is currently in vogue; it is pretty clear that with all that is happening, everyone is embedded and carried away with the dance culture. I was just trying to say that everyone is too carried away with entertainment that they seem to forget all the things that are happening right in front of our faces,” he said.

Falz further revealed that he feels MURIC’s allegation are baseless. He said, “I feel it is very funny because there is no cause of action, to be honest. There is no law that is against young ladies dancing in hijab. There is absolutely no basis for a legal action, I mean, people dance in hijabs all the time in movies and parties. In fact, designers have made sportswear that has hijabs, so why are they not saying that is a disrespect to the religion? I think it is a baseless allegation.”

On a final note, Falz made it known that if the situation ends up in court he is prepared but he thinks this is all baseless. He also made it known that people should be prepared that he plans to make more socially conscious music from now on.