The Osun State Police Command has invited Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East, following remarks he made against members of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed to newsmen on Wednesday that the Commissioner of Police overseeing the election, Samuel Etaifo, has called in the lawmaker for questioning. He said a formal statement would follow.
#OsunElection #Fadahunsi #PoliceInvite
Fadahunsi and Francis Eniade, the APC’s candidate for Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo Otin in the 2027 federal election, had drawn widespread condemnation on Tuesday after clips of their separate addresses went viral. Speaking in Yoruba at the palace of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland in Ilesa, Fadahunsi was recorded warning that any Accord Party member found in the town before election day would be killed. His comments came during a protest over the alleged killing of three APC members in Ilesa earlier that day.
In a separate clip, Eniade told a campaign rally that no Accord Party supporter should turn out to vote in Odo Otin, warning residents that the ward’s votes “belong to the APC” and urging APC members
to pass the same message on to their wards.#YorubaPolitics #ElectionTension #Ilesa
Reacting to the uproar, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke described Fadahunsi’s comments as a threat capable of triggering mass violence and called for his arrest. The governor said he had briefed Inspector General of Police Olatunji Disu directly, and that the IGP confirmed having seen the video and promised swift action. Adeleke went further, alleging that the senator’s comments extended to threats against the families of Accord Party leaders, and argued the matter now warranted the attention of the presidency through the National Security Adviser.
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For his part, Fadahunsi has pushed back, insisting his words were taken out of context. In a personal statement, he said the footage circulated by entertainer Davido and lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi was edited from a 24-minute address to distort his meaning. According to him, his actual reference was to a slain associate, Rogba, killed by fellow cult members in Esa-Oke, and his point was that further killings of his party’s members would be met with self-defence, not unprovoked violence.
#FadahunsiResponds #MisrepresentationClaim #OsunDecides2026
