Osun 2026: Adeleke Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plot To Arrest Accord Leaders, Demands Fadahunsi’s Arrest

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has raised the alarm over an alleged directive by the police to arrest leaders of the Accord Party in the state ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.

Adeleke made the allegation during a press briefing on Tuesday, claiming that the reported directive ordered the police to arrest the party’s leaders, take them to Abuja and detain them until Monday.

The governor said he had spoken with the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, over the alleged directive and urged him to clarify the situation.

“I have spoken to the Inspector General of Police about the reported directive to arrest Accord Party leaders. But I am appealing to him that this development, if true, is illegal, and presents Nigeria as a lawless country,” Adeleke said.

He argued that arresting Accord Party leaders on the eve of an election could amount to police involvement in efforts to manipulate the electoral process in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“Arresting Accord Party leaders on the eve of an election amounts to police helping and assisting the APC to rig the election,” he alleged.

Adeleke challenged the police chief to publicly assure Nigerians that no such directive had been issued, warning that any planned arrest of opposition leaders on what he described as trumped-up charges would pose a threat to democracy.

“It is illegal and a threat to democracy for Accord Party leaders to be arrested on the eve of an election on trumped up charges,” he said.

The governor further claimed that more than 62 Accord Party leaders were already being held in police custody without charges.

“It is disturbing that we still have over 62 Accord Party leaders held in illegal police detention without any charges against them. This is not democracy,” Adeleke said.

Adeleke also reacted to a viral video allegedly showing serving Senator Francis Fadahunsi making comments interpreted as a call for violence against Accord Party members and their families.

According to the governor, Fadahunsi allegedly threatened that the wives and children of Accord leaders should be killed if the leaders could not be found.

“In the video, the Senator even threatened that where they cannot get Accord Party leaders, they should kill their wives and children,” Adeleke alleged.

The governor described the alleged comments as a matter of national security that should attract the attention of President Bola Tinubu through the Office of the National Security Adviser.

“This is now beyond politics. This is now a national security threat that requires the attention of Mr President through the office of the National Security Adviser,” he said.

Adeleke said he had reported the matter to the Inspector-General of Police and demanded Fadahunsi’s immediate investigation and arrest.

He added that the police chief had confirmed the existence of the video and assured him that appropriate action would be taken.

The governor also called on the police authorities to halt the activities of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), which he accused of arresting Accord Party leaders across various local government areas without justification.

“We request that the IGP should stop the illegal operations of IRT, a team that has been arresting Accord Party leaders across the local governments for no just reason,” Adeleke said.

He further called for the immediate arrest of Fadahunsi by the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) over what he described as “incitement to genocide against the people of Ijesahland and Osun State.”

“We ask that the police and the DSS immediately arrest Senator Fadahunsi for his incitement to genocide against the people of Ijesahland and Osun State. This is to prove to the world that Nigeria is a state governed by the rule of law,” Adeleke said.

The governor urged the Inspector-General of Police to uphold due process and ensure fair policing, while calling for an end to what he described as “anti-people plots” against democracy in Osun State.

“We demand that the IGP enforce due process and fair policing by aborting all anti-people plots against democracy in Osun State,” he said.

Adeleke also appealed to the police and other security agencies to operate within the law and adhere to their constitutional responsibilities before, during and after the election.

“We finally request that the police and other security agencies should act in line with the rule of law and their oath of office before, during and after these coming elections,” he added.