A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has ordered the police to investigate Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged comments calling for the killing of members of the Accord ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election.
The Presiding Magistrate II, Farida Ibrahim, directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7, Abuja, to investigate the criminal complaint and submit a report within two weeks.
The directive was contained in a letter dated August 13, 2026, signed by the Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court, Abdulraham Yusuf.
The letter, titled “Direct Criminal Complaint Between Pelumi Olajengbesi and Senator Francis Fadahunsi,” was issued pursuant to Section 89(5) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
It read, “I am directed by the presiding Magistrate II, His Worship Hon. Farida Ibrahim, sitting at Magistrate Court Wuse Zone 6, F.C.T Abuja to write to your office to investigate the above-mentioned case and report back within two weeks.”
The court attached a copy of the criminal complaint to the letter and asked the police for “necessary action.”
The complaint was filed by Pelumi Olajengbesi, the campaign spokesman for Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, following alleged comments attributed to Fadahunsi in a viral video.
Olajengbesi had accused the senator of making statements that allegedly encouraged violence against members and supporters of the Accord ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election.
The development came as Olajengbesi on Wednesday threatened to institute a N10bn defamation and injurious falsehood suit against Fadahunsi over separate allegations made during television interviews.
In a letter dated August 12, 2026, Olajengbesi’s lawyer, Hammed Lasisi, demanded the immediate retraction of statements allegedly made by Fadahunsi during interviews on Viable TV on July 2 and Channels Television’s Politics Today on August 11.
According to the lawyer, Fadahunsi had accused Olajengbesi of sponsoring thugs and members of the Eiye and Aye cult groups.
The letter stated, “During the said interview, you launched a direct attack on the identity, character and reputation of our Client by stating, among other things, that our Client was ‘not even from the same Ijebu-Jesha’ and was ‘from somewhere in Ogun State.’ You further accused him of ‘using thugs, Eiye and Aye.’”
The lawyer further alleged that Fadahunsi, during the August 11 interview on Politics Today, said, “Rogba is an Eiye man sponsored by Barr. Olajengbesi terrorising the whole … my own territory up and down through all these Eiye and Aye.”
Olajengbesi denied the allegations and described them as false, defamatory and injurious to his reputation.
“The allegation of sponsoring cultists and persons engaged in acts of terror is particularly serious, as it imputes criminality and conduct wholly incompatible with our Client’s standing as a legal practitioner, public figure and candidate for elective office,” the lawyer stated.
Olajengbesi also denied ever sponsoring, financing, supporting or patronising any cult group or its members for criminal or political activities.
He demanded that Fadahunsi retract the alleged defamatory statements through the same media platforms on which they were made and publish an “unequivocal and unreserved public apology.”
The Osun State Government has dragged the Inspector-General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in the state before the High Court, seeking an order compelling them to investigate Fadahunsi over alleged inciting remarks ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Osun State, Oluwole Jimi-Bada (SAN), filed the suit marked HOS/M.157/26 at the High Court of Justice, Osogbo Judicial Division, on August 12, 2026.
In the court documents obtained by The PUNCH on Thursday, Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, was joined as a person affected/interested party.
The application followed the circulation of the video in which the senator was allegedly heard making comments about Accord Party members.
According to the applicant, the alleged comments included a call on members of the All Progressives Congress to “kill Accord Party members anywhere they see them.”
The state further alleged that Fadahunsi called for the killing of the wives and children of Accord members.
The application stated, “The said senator is further alleged to have stated that Accord members have wives and children and that APC members should kill them all, thereby extending the incitement to violence against innocent family members and constituting a direct threat to life and family security.”
The government also alleged that the senator called for Accord members to be chased from hotels and allegedly described them as “not normal human beings” because of their yellow caps.
The applicant urged the court to compel the police to immediately obtain, secure, preserve and forensically examine the “complete and unedited version” of the video.
It also wants the police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the creation and circulation of the video, including the location, date, audience, sponsors, publishers and other persons connected with the alleged statements.
The state said the alleged remarks, if authenticated, could have serious implications for public safety and the conduct of the election scheduled for August 15.
“The contents of the said publication, if authenticated through proper investigation, constitute matters of the gravest public security concern,” the government stated.
It added that the alleged comments were “inherently capable of creating widespread fear, encouraging political violence, threatening lives, endangering families” and potentially leading to a breakdown of law and order.
The Attorney-General also asked the court to compel the police to take necessary preventive security measures to protect Accord Party members, supporters, candidates, agents, voters and other residents who may be endangered by the alleged statements.
Where the investigation establishes that an offence has been committed, the state wants the police to exercise their lawful powers, including invitation for questioning, interrogation and arrest where legally justified.
The application specifically asked the police to commence or recommend appropriate criminal proceedings against any person found culpable “without regard to political status, public office, or political affiliation.”
The senator had come under fire on Tuesday for issuing a threat against the Accord members ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll.
He was invited, grilled and released on the matter on Wednesday.
WARNING: If You Are Not 18+, Don’t Click The Link Below 👇🫣
Did you want to monetize your website, join MONETAG or ADSKEEPER and start earning
Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification” so you will be the first to get our gist when we publish it.
Drop your comment in the section below, and don’t forget to share the post.
Never Miss A Single News Or Gist, Kindly Join Us On WhatsApp Channel:
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vad8g81Eawdsio6INn3B
Telegram Channel:
https://t.me/gistsmateNG
