Senator Francis Fadahunsi has finally left the Osun State Police Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Osogbo after honouring an invitation over a viral video in which he was allegedly heard threatening members of the Accord Party.
It was observed that Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, departed the police facility on Wednesday afternoon after spending time with investigators. 
The senator, dressed in a white outfit and a baseball cap bearing symbols associated with President Bola Tinubu, was accompanied from the police station to his vehicle by his aide and some loyalists.
It was not immediately clear whether Fadahunsi was released unconditionally or whether the police imposed any conditions as part of his release.
Efforts to reach the state police command spokesperson for further details on the circumstances surrounding the senator’s release were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
The senator, dressed in a white outfit and a baseball cap bearing symbols associated with President Bola Tinubu, was accompanied from the police station to his vehicle by his aide and some loyalists.
It was not immediately clear whether Fadahunsi was released unconditionally or whether the police imposed any conditions as part of his release.
Efforts to reach the state police command spokesperson for further details on the circumstances surrounding the senator’s release were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
The invitation followed a viral video from an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign programme in Ilesa, Osun State, where Fadahunsi was heard making threatening remarks against members and supporters of the Accord Party.
In a letter dated August 11, 2026, the police directed the senator to appear before the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Osogbo at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
The invitation was signed by Samuel Etaifo Erale, Commissioner of Police in charge of elections in Osun State.
According to the police, Fadahunsi was invited to clarify the circumstances surrounding remarks allegedly made during his address at the APC campaign programme in Ilesa on Tuesday.
“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 police said in the letter.
The command said his appearance was necessary to enable it to establish the circumstances surrounding the remarks and determine their implications.
The media had earlier reported that Fadahunsi was heard in the viral video allegedly calling on APC supporters to attack members of the Accord Party ahead of the Osun governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15.
“If we hear of Accord Party again in Ilesa here for the election coming up on Saturday, you can record me and say it anywhere,” he was heard saying.
He allegedly went on to tell APC supporters that they should kill Accord Party members seen in the area before the election.
“So we are here now to tell you that till the day of the election, if we see any Accord Party members, we’ll kill them,” he was heard saying.
“We cannot be watching.”
Fadahunsi also warned that Accord Party members who intended to vote would not be allowed to do so, while making threats against traditional rulers whom he accused of supporting the opposition party.
He vowed that Ijesa land would not contain such chiefs and declared that, henceforth, it would be “an eye for an eye or an eye for anything.”
The remarks have sparked concerns among political stakeholders as campaigns intensify ahead of the August 15 governorship election, with fears that inflammatory statements by political actors could heighten tensions and contribute to electoral violence.
Fadahunsi is a serving senator representing Osun East Senatorial District and a member of the APC.
