Osun State sues police chief over senator's alleged killing comments

Osun State has taken the Inspector-General of Police and the state's Commissioner of Police to court, seeking an order to investigate Senator Francis Fadahunsi for alleged inciting remarks. The Osun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice filed the suit at the High Court in Osogbo, naming Fadahunsi, who represents the Osun East Senatorial District, as an interested party.

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kill Accord Party members anywhere they see them.

The legal action stems from a video circulating online, in which the senator reportedly urged All Progressives Congress members to "kill Accord Party members anywhere they see them." The state government further alleges that Fadahunsi incited violence against the families of Accord Party members, stating they should "kill them all," which the government argues constitutes a direct threat to life and family security.

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The said Senator is further alleged to have stated that Accord Party members have wives and children and that APC members should kill them all, thereby extending the incitement to violence against innocent family members and constituting a direct threat to life and family security.

Further accusations include the senator calling for Accord Party members to be chased from hotels and describing them as "not normal human beings" due to their yellow caps. The Osun government is urging the court to compel the police to secure and forensically examine the complete, unedited version of the video. They also want an investigation into the video's creation and circulation, including its location, date, audience, and sponsors.

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The contents of the said publication, if authenticated through proper investigation, constitute matters of the gravest public security concern.

The state contends that these alleged remarks, if authenticated, pose a grave threat to public safety and the upcoming governorship election. The government stated the comments are "inherently capable of creating widespread fear, encouraging political violence, threatening lives, endangering families" and could lead to a breakdown of law and order. The Attorney-General is also seeking court orders for the police to enact preventive security measures to protect Accord Party members and other residents potentially endangered by the senator's alleged statements.

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inherently capable of creating widespread fear, encouraging political violence, threatening lives, endangering families