Osun guber: Police grant senator bail after interrogation over viral death threats to political opponents

The Osun State Police Command has granted Francis Fadahunsi, senator representing Osun East, administrative bail after questioning him over a viral comment in which he was allegedly heard asking supporters to “kill Accord” members in the state.

Fadahunsi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the remarks in Yoruba during an APC campaign in Ilesa on Tuesday. The video later circulated widely on social media, sparking criticism.

Following the backlash, the senator attempted to withdraw the comments, saying his words had been misunderstood.

He reported to the Osun State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Osogbo, the state capital, at about 2pm on Wednesday after receiving an invitation from the police concerning the viral video.

A video shared by News Central Television later showed Fadahunsi leaving the police premises and entering his black Jeep alongside other party supporters.

Abiodun Ojelabi, spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, confirmed that the senator had been released on administrative bail, adding that investigations into the matter were ongoing.

“Yes, the senator has been granted administrative bail. But the case still continues,” Ojelabi said.

In a summon letter dated August 11, 2026, the police directed Fadahunsi to “clarify the circumstances” surrounding the statements allegedly made during the APC campaign in Ilesa.

The letter, signed by Samuel Etaifo Erale, commissioner of police elections in Osun State, instructed the senator to appear before 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 document reads.