JUST IN: Police summon Osun senator over alleged threat against Accord members
The Osun State Police Command has summoned Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, over comments attributed to him in a viral video concerning members of the Accord Party.
The invitation followed public outrage over the video, in which Fadahunsi, speaking in Yoruba during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign event in Ilesa, was allegedly heard making remarks interpreted as a threat against Accord supporters.
In a letter dated August 11, 2026, the police directed the senator to appear before the State Criminal Investigation Department in Osogbo at 11am on Wednesday, August 12, to clarify the circumstances surrounding the remarks.
The letter, signed by Samuel Etaifo Erale, commissioner of police in charge of elections in Osun State, said the invitation was based on allegations that Fadahunsi made statements considered threatening, inciting and intimidating.
“The invitation is premised on information in possession of the Nigeria Police alleging that during your address at the aforementioned programme, you made statements considered to be threatening, inciting and intimidating in nature, and the statement has already been in circulation on various electronic and social media platforms,” the letter stated.
The controversy erupted after a video surfaced in which Fadahunsi was reportedly heard telling APC supporters to “kill” Accord members. The remarks drew widespread condemnation as the state prepares for Saturday’s governorship election.
Fadahunsi later denied calling for violence, saying his remarks had been taken out of context. His media team explained that he was urging voters to defeat the Accord Party through their votes, describing the statement as political and metaphorical.
The controversy comes amid political tension in Osun, with incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke seeking re-election on the Accord platform and APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji among the major contenders in the August 15 poll.
