Nigerian rapper and actor, Folarin Falana better known as Falz TheBhadGuy, who is a year older today, has expressed mixed feelings about his birthday. The ‘Bop daddy’ crooner clocked 30 today.
In an Instagram post to celebrate the milestone, Falz reflected on the recent happenings in the country. According to him, he prays for a better tomorrow for the country and also prays that Nigeria can become a place where he can truly call home.
He shared a picture of himself and wrote:
“Mixed feelings. It has been a week since we lost our brave soldiers at the toll gate. I have also now officially been on this earth for 30 years.”
Falz was at the forefront the #EndSARS protests that held for weeks in Nigeria. He got featured on CNN and also wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue.
In the open letter, Falz requested a reconstitution of the governing council of the National Human Rights Commission. He stated that reconstituting the governing council it will be a step in the right direction in the quest for a genuine Police reform in Nigeria.
The #EndSARS protests sought to put an end to police brutality in the country especially on the heinous activities of the Special Anti-Roberry Squad (SARS) police unit. For years, operatives of SARS have been accused of extortion, harassment, youth profiling, extra judicial killings among other vices.