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NHRC calls for suspension, prosecution of senator Fadahunsi over threat to kill Accord Party supporters
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has urged the senate, to suspend the senator representing Osun West, Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi for threatening to kill Accord Party members and supporters if they come out to vote on Saturday.
The senator, while addressing party supporters at Ilesha on Saturday, threatened Accord Party members and urged his party loyalists to kill them if they come out to vote in the coming governorship election August 15.
“From now on, whenever you see Accord members, kill them. I authorise you to kill them. They have wives and children too. This is a Federal Government election. On election day, even if they come with voter cards, we won’t allow them to vote,” the PDP senator said.
Reacting to the development, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, SAN, said the statement was capable to setting the nation ablaze and lead to abuse of rights of citizens as well as loss of lives.
He described this remarks as incitement to murder, electoral violence, and voter intimidation, saying no well meaning Nigeria should sit by and allow such rhetoric to be tolerated without consequences from the law enforcement authorities.
Ojukwu said it was not enough for the Senator to attempt explaining what he meant by the threat after the massive rebuke from the public, adding that many of his followers have already taken his directives to heart.
In a statement Wednesday, Ojukwu also urged all party chairmen to issue directives to their members to desist from any hateful , inciting, intimidating and call to violence statements ahead of all coming up elections.
“Any candidates or party faithfuls who violate these directives should be called out for violating constitutional and electoral frameworks for peaceful elections and should be surrendered to law enforcement authorities for prosecution,” Ojukwu said.
“This is not politics. This is a licence to kill. A public officer who tells citizens to murder other citizens because of party affiliation must not be allowed to remain in office for one more day,” Ojukwu said.
“The Senate leadership is hereby called upon to suspend Senator Fadahunsi immediately pending conclusive investigation by the police.
The Police and DSS must also arrest, investigate, and prosecute him now. We cannot wait until blood is spilled in Osun before we act. Prevention is the duty of the state and the leadership of the NASS is part of the state.”
The alleged remarks come days before the August 15 Osun governorship election
The NHRC said that given the gravity of the statements attributed to the Senator in the video, the matter requires urgent investigation by security agencies under due process.
The Commission is calling on authorities to immediately suspend Senator Fadahunsi from all Senate duties pending investigation.
The Commission urged citizens of Osun to remain peaceful and to report any threats to the Commission and relevant authorities as it has set up a situation room to report and document such incidents during the election period.
The Enugu State Government has suspended His Royal Majesty, Igwe Eze William Ezugwu, the traditional ruler of Ibagwa Ogbozalla Opi Autonomous Community, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state.
The state government accused Igwe Ezugwu of violating provisions of the state’s Traditional Rulers Law.
In a letter of suspension dated September 24, the Enugu State Government cited his alleged failure to constitute his cabinet, failure to establish a Town Union governing body, and persistent conduct deemed inconsistent with the laws governing traditional rulers in the state.
The suspension comes barely three weeks after Igwe William Ezugwu received NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at his palace in Opi, Nsukka LGA, where he reportedly blessed Obi’s presidential ambition.
The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police) Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along the Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Operation Rainbow is a State-backed community security and intelligence-gathering outfit in Plateau State, Nigeria, originally established in 2010 under former Governor Jonah Jang and recently revamped by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to combat rural violence and beef up grassroots security.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 when the personnel, travelling in a Toyota Hilux vehicle, came under attack by unidentified gunmen.
Troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), responded to a distress report and moved to the location of the attack.
Sources told reporters that Babale sustained gunshot wounds during the ambush and was evacuated to the General Hospital, Barkin Ladi, for medical attention.
Following the attack, troops, working alongside personnel of other security agencies, launched offensive operations and a manhunt for the assailants within the general area.
Security forces have intensified efforts to track the attackers and prevent further attacks along the route.
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organization, Prof. Charles Anosike and other Chief Executive Officers of similar agencies across the world, have concluded a one week high level dialogue on Climate Science Information for Climate Finance and the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange (SOFE) in Beijing, China.
The event which was hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), took place from September 14 to 18, 2026 and featured discussions on: strengthening the role and leadership development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in mobilizing climate finance; aligning scientific and technical capabilities with risk-informed, people-centred early warning systems; shifting from technical assistance to sustainable investments by expanding practical cooperation between meteorological frameworks and multilateral financing entities; and support to NMHSs leadership on strengthening strategic thinking and fostering productive partnerships.
Held back-to-back with the High-level dialogue was the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange to Fujian Province for first-hand exposure to the implementation of Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap and Universal (MAZU) platform – China’s AI-driven meteorological early warning solution in support of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative and disaster risk reduction practices through technical exchanges, field visits and peer learning.
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