The Police Command in Osun State has summoned the senator representing Osun East senatorial district, Francis Fadahunsi, over his viral comment to ‘kill Accord members’ ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The summons follows the outrage on social media over the senator’s comments, instructing All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters to “kill” members of the Accord Party if seen during the electoral process in some parts of the state.
In a letter dated August 11, 2026, the police invited the senator to “clarify the circumstances” surrounding the statements allegedly made during an APC campaign in Ilesa on Tuesday.
The letter, signed by Samuel Etaifo Erale, the commissioner of police election in Osun state, ordered Fadahunsi to report to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Osogbo on Wednesday, August 12, at 11:00 am.
“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 reads.
In a video shared on X on Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, who spoke in Yoruba, asked supporters to lynch members of the Accord Party in the state.
“From now on, whenever you see Accord members, kill them. I authorise you to kill them. They have wives and children too,” Fadahunsi had said.
In a swift reaction to the backlash generated by the viral video, Fadahunsi attempted to retract his comments, stating that his words were misinterpreted.
The controversy comes amid heightened political activities ahead of the governorship election, in which incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party.
Adeleke has repeatedly accused the APC of using thugs to attack his supporters, allegations the party has disputed.
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