The Osun State Police Command has invited the Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, for questioning over an alleged threat he made against members of the Accord Party before Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed during a telephone interview on Wednesday that the lawmaker was invited by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the election, Samuel Etaifo.
“I can confirm he has been summoned by the CP,” Ojelabi said. “We will issue a statement about it.”
The lawmaker and the All Progressives Congress candidate for Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo Otin Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Francis Eniade, was said to have come under fire on Tuesday for issuing a threat to Accord Party members ahead of next Saturday’s governorship election.
In a video that went viral on the social media on Tuesday, Fadahunsi who spoke in Yoruba language said that any Accord member sighted in Ilesha, Osun State before Saturday when the election will hold will be killed.
Sources at the scene of the controversial speech told our correspondent that the lawmaker spoke at the palace of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland in Ilesa during a protest organized against alleged killing of three members of the All Progressives Congress in Ilesa on Tuesday.
Fadahunsi speaking in Yoruba language said, “How many people have you seen the APC kill? We are here to tell you that until the day of election, If we see any Accord members in Ilesa, we will kill them.”
In another viral video also obtained Tuesday, Eniade, who was also addressing a campaign rally, said that no Accord member should come out to vote in Odo Otin Local Government Area on the day of the election.
Also speaking in the Yoruba language, Eniade said, “I was only waiting for today before I talked. If you are not an APC member, you shouldn’t come out on election day, I swear to God. We have warned you ahead if you said you won’t listen to us. All the votes in Odo-Otin are for the APC.
“Tell Egbedun (Osun House of Assembly Speaker) that I don’t have his time. I am his big brother. Accord Party not to vote in Odo-Otin. I said that. “Tell your ward and your unit that if you are not an APC member, you should not come out to vote,” he said.
Reacting to Fadahunsi’s threat, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, while addressing journalists in Osogbo, called for the arrest of the lawmaker, saying his utterances can lead to mass killing.
The governor said he had taken up the issue with the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and later demanded for the investigation and arrest of Fadahunsi, adding that the IGP confirmed the existence of the video and assured him of immediate action.
The second issue is about the viral video of a serving Senator, Francis Fadahunsi, who today called for the killing of Accord Party leaders, supporters and their families. In the video, the Senator went further to threaten that where the Accord Party leaders cannot be got, the wives and children should be killed.
“This is now outside of politics. “This is now a national security threat that needs the attention of Mr President thru the Office of the National Security Adviser, the governor said.
I was misunderstood – Fadahunsi
Reacting, it had also reported that Fadahunsi in a statement said his message in the viral video was misinterpreted, adding that the video was manipulated to paint him in bad light.
In a statement personally signed by him, Fadahunsi said his attention has been drawn to an edited video being circulated by Davido on TikTok and Pelumi Olajengbesi on other social media platforms.
I made reference to one Rogba, who was killed in Esa-Oke by his co-cultists,” he said. The governor had referred to the dead man as his son and was feuding with a sitting member of the House of Representatives on live television. My words were very clear: if the killings do not stop, we shall retaliate too.
“All those who are being killed are Nigerians and indeed sons and daughters of the same communities. “We will not fold our arms and watch our party members being killed again,” I said. Even if such an incident takes place on the day of elections, we will defend our people.
“Unfortunately, Davido and Olajengbesi took less than two minutes of a speech that took about 24 minutes and circulated it to achieve cheap political objectives. “This is a blatant case of intentional misrepresentation and manipulation.”