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 Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, SAN, on behalf of the state, 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 circulating video.

Dated August 12, 2026, the suit was filed at the Osogbo Division of the Osun State High Court.

The Inspector-General of Police and the Osun State Commissioner of Police are listed as the first and second respondents, respectively, 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, as well as threats involving their wives and children.

The applicant further alleges 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 Party members resisted APC members.

However, the Attorney-General made clear that the application is 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 location, date, audience, sponsors, publishers, circulators, and other persons connected with the alleged statements.

The documents state that the video was obtained from Facebook on August 11, 2026, by Nurudeen Kareem, Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Legal Matters. Kareem deposed to the supporting affidavit and provided a certificate of compliance relating to the electronic evidence.

The Attorney-General argues that the police have a statutory responsibility to prevent and detect crime, maintain public order, and protect lives and property.

He further argues that the alleged statements, if authenticated, could amount to serious criminal conduct and pose a threat to electoral peace.

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.

It further wants the police to submit a comprehensive report on the steps taken in compliance with any order of the court within 48 hours, or within such other period as the court may direct.

In its written address, the state argues that “time is of the absolute essence” given the August 15 governorship election.

It contends that any delay in investigating the allegations, preserving evidence, and taking preventive policing measures could expose innocent citizens to avoidable danger, potentially resulting in loss of life and irreparable harm.

The Attorney-General maintains that the reliefs sought are preventive and are not an invitation to the court to determine Fadahunsi’s guilt.

The state is therefore asking the court to compel the police to perform their statutory duties in the interest of public safety, electoral peace, and the rule of law.

Meanwhile, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu Okokon, said the police had interrogated Fadahunsi and that investigation into the matter was ongoing.

Okokon said this on Wednesday after the senator was interrogated at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo over the controversial video.

He said the outcome of the investigation would be made public after its conclusion.

Okokon also assured residents that Osun State remained safe, saying adequate security measures had been put in place to protect voters and election officials during Saturday’s governorship election.

Fadahunsi has insisted that a viral video in which he was alleged to have directed his supporters to kill members of the Accord Party and their family members was edited to misrepresent his comment.

Fadahunsi spoke on Wednesday after being interrogated by the police at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo over the controversial video.

Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the police at the Criminal Investigation Department of the command, the senator said he was referring to using votes to “kill” the Accord Party in the August 15 governorship election, rather than physically attacking its members or their families.