Francis Fadahunsi, senator representing Osun East, has been granted bail by the state police command after interrogation over his now-viral comment to “kill Accord” members in the state.
In a video shared on X on Tuesday, the APC senator, who spoke in Yoruba, asked supporters to kill members of the Accord Party.
In a swift reaction to the backlash generated by the viral video, Fadahunsi attempted to retract his comments, stating that his words were misinterpreted.
Fadahunsi had visited the Osun state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office in Osogbo, the state capital, around 2pm on Wednesday following a formal invitation by the police over the viral comment.
However, a video posted by News Central Television showed the senator leaving the premises and entering his black Jeep in the company of other party supporters.
Abiodun Ojelabi, spokesperson of the Osun state police, confirmed this to TheCable, saying the senator has been granted an administrative bail, while the case continues.
“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 had asked the senator to “clarify the circumstances” surrounding the statements allegedly made during an APC campaign in Ilesa, a town in Osun state, on Tuesday.
The letter, signed by Samuel Etaifo Erale, the commissioner of police elections 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 document reads.
