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The Osun State Government has filed a suit seeking to compel the Nigeria Police Force to investigate statements attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi, which allegedly called for violence against members and supporters of the Accord Party ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.
The suit, filed by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, seeks an Order of Mandamus compelling the Inspector-General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, to investigate the alleged inciting statements contained in a viral video. Dated August 12, 2026, the suit was filed at the Osogbo Division of the Osun State High Court.
The IGP and the Osun State Commissioner of Police are listed as the first and second respondents, while Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, is named as the Person Affected/Interested Party.
According to the court documents, the video allegedly shows Fadahunsi addressing a political gathering in front of the Owa Obokun’s Palace in Ilesha, where he allegedly made statements calling for violence against members of the Accord Party.
The documents allege that the remarks included a call for APC members to kill Accord Party members wherever they encountered them, alongside threats involving their wives and children. The state further alleged that the senator called for Accord Party members to be chased out of hotels and warned that the governorship election would not hold if Accord supporters resisted APC members.
However, the Attorney-General clarified that the application was not asking the court to determine Fadahunsi’s criminal guilt.
Rather, the state is seeking an order compelling the police to investigate the allegations, secure and preserve the electronic evidence and take lawful preventive measures where necessary.
The application specifically seeks the complete and unedited version of the video, its authentication and forensic examination, as well as an investigation into its source, date, audience, sponsors, publishers, circulators and other persons connected with the alleged statements.
The documents stated that Nurudeen Kareem, Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Legal Matters, obtained the video from Facebook on August 11, 2026.
Kareem subsequently deposed to the supporting affidavit and provided a certificate of compliance relating to the electronic evidence.
The Attorney-General argued that the police have a statutory responsibility to prevent and detect crime, maintain public order and protect lives and property.
He further argued that the alleged statements, if authenticated, could amount to serious criminal conduct and threaten electoral peace in the state.
The state is also asking the court to compel the police to take preventive measures to protect Accord Party members, supporters, candidates, agents and officials, as well as voters and other residents who may be endangered by the alleged incitement.
