In a report published by Punch on June 23, 2025, prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, strongly criticized the recent comments made by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa. According to Falana, General Musa’s statement was a deliberate attempt to shift focus away from the government’s fundamental failure to uphold its constitutional responsibility of protecting the lives and property of its citizens.…KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Falana emphasized that it was both unjust and insensitive for the Defence Chief to make remarks that appeared to blame innocent civilians—many of whom had just suffered the trauma of losing loved ones, homes, and livelihoods to brutal attacks. He described such comments as not only misleading but also deeply disrespectful to the victims, arguing that they amounted to re-victimization of already grieving and displaced Nigerians.
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He further urged the federal government and its security agencies to abandon what he termed as “blame tactics” and instead channel their energy toward identifying, arresting, and prosecuting the actual perpetrators of the violence. Falana stressed the importance of proactive and preventive measures, rather than reactionary responses that do little to address the root causes of insecurity. He concluded by describing General Musa’s remarks as “a diversionary way of blaming the victims of official incompetence and negligence,” warning that such rhetoric only erodes public trust in the nation’s leadership and security institutions.…KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
