Top Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has dared the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) to sue his rapper son Folarin Falana aka Falz, if they are aggrieved by his trending ‘This is Nigeria’ video
MURIC had during the week issued a statement ordering Falz to take down “This is Nigeria” video which, according to them, ridicules their religion because some girls were seen in the footage wearing hijab and dancing Shaku Shaku.
They also threatened to take a legal action against the rapper at the expiration of their ultimatum to him.
But Falana is reported to have said that as long as freedom of speech is guaranteed under the Nigerian constitution, nobody has the right to threaten another person.
According to him, the video in question contains a lot of messages and desired to be encouraged by anybody who has the interest of the country at heart.
Falana said he has confirmed that his son, who’s also a lawyer by profession, is handling the threat within the ambit of the law.
“My son is a lawyer and I have confirmed that he’s handling the threat within the ambit of the law. The video in question contains a lot of messages and it should be encouraged by anybody who has the interest of our country at heart.
“Since the group has threatened to sue him or threatening to sue him, my son has promised that he would meet them in court. I support that decision.
“We all belong to this country, nobody can threaten another person. Freedom of speech is constitutionally guaranteed.
“If you are aggrieved as a result of any publication or record, the appropriate thing for you to do is to go to court. I’d hope that they will go to court at the expiration of the ultimatum given to my son,” said the human rights attorney.
