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Video: FalzTheBahdGuy Releases “This Is Nigeria”

By Njideka Agbo

26 May 2018 | 9:24 am

FalzTheBahdGuy has caught the bug of Donald Glover's This Is America. In the song titled This Is Nigeria he touches every problem presently affecting Nigeria. With captivating lyrics, he addresses the problem of the Nigerian police closing by six for security reasons, the imposition of money laundering on animals; the hijab girls represent #Chibok or…

FalzTheBahdGuy has caught the bug of Donald Glover’s This Is America. In the song titled This Is Nigeria he touches every problem presently affecting Nigeria.

With captivating lyrics, he addresses the problem of the Nigerian police closing by six for security reasons, the imposition of money laundering on animals; the hijab girls represent #Chibok or Dapchi who are dancing to show Nigeria’s short-term span on serious issues such as this and their focus on the entertainment sector; the glorification of Yahoo Yahoo, the bailing of the highly-placed individual’s son from the Yahoo group; Nigerians’s addiction to gambling and other pressing issues.

The video was directed by Prodigeezy.

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