Osun election: IGP told to immediately arrest APC Senator over controversial remark

Nigerians person called connected the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to instantly apprehension Senator Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, implicit an alleged menace against members of the Accord Party up of Saturday’s governorship predetermination successful the state.

A video circulating connected societal media purportedly showed the All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker addressing enactment supporters protesting alleged attacks connected APC members successful Ilesa.

In the video, the legislator was allegedly heard urging APC supporters to onslaught members of the Accord Party wherever they were recovered and forestall them from voting during the election.

The remarks person sparked wide outrage, with respective Nigerians demanding the senator’s contiguous apprehension and prosecution.

The improvement has besides raised concerns implicit the information of voters up of the election.

Reacting, an APC chieftain, Babafemi Ojudu, called connected the IGP to instrumentality contiguous action, describing the alleged remarks arsenic unacceptable successful a democracy.

“This is unacceptable successful a democracy. Not adjacent successful the heyday of subject regularisation would a subject idiosyncratic speech similar this.

“IGP Tunde Disu, implicit to you. We await action,” helium wrote successful a station connected his authoritative Facebook page.<...