Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has reacted to a “police signal” which he said has arrived the State “directing immediate arrest of Accord Party leaders”.
Adeleke made his reaction known via an ‘Emergency Press Briefing’ on X on Tuesday 11 August, 2026.
He revealed, the directive encompasses that, arrested members of Accord Party should be whisked away to Abuja “immediately” and that, they “should not be released until Monday”.
The Governor made known, he has spoken to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, concerning the directive to apprehend Accord Party Leaders; he said, he pleaded with the IGP, describing the directive as “illegal” and that “if true”, then it “presents Nigeria as a lawless country”.
Governor Adeleke’s Emergency Press Briefing reads: “Gentlemen of the press,
“I call you today for a briefing on two major developments on the Osun political landscape.
“We have credible reports that a police signal has arrived in Osun directing immediate arrest of Accord Party leaders. We also know the directive includes that they should be taken to Abuja immediately and should not be released until Monday.
“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. Arresting Accord Party leaders on the eve of an election amounts to police helping and assisting the APC to rig the election.
“I task the IGP to issue a statement to assure Nigerians that no order has been given to arrest Accord Party leaders in Osun State. 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.”
The Governor said, he feels “disturbed” that “62” leaders of Accord Party are still in Police detention “illegally” without any charges, describing it as “undemocratic”.
Also, he reacted to a video that has gone viral about Francis Fadahunsi, a serving Senator, who “called for the k*lling of Accord Party leaders and their families”, saying, “this is now beyond politics”.
The Briefing reads: “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.
“The second issue has to do with the viral video of a serving senator, Francis Fadahunsi who today called for the k*lling of Accord Party leaders and their families.
“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. I have raised this issue with the IGP and demanded for the immediate investigation and arrest of Senator Fadahunsi. The IGP has confirmed the video and assured of immediate action.
“We request that the 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;
“We demand that the IGP enforce due process and fair policing by aborting all anti-people plots against democracy in Osun state.
“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.”
