An Osun State lawmaker, Kanmi Ajibola, has approached the Federal High Court in Osogbo, seeking an order to restrain Senator Francis Fadahunsi from participating in the January 16, 2027 senatorial election over alleged inciting comments.
Ajibola, who represents Oriade State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, is also asking the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remove Fadahunsi's name from the ballot.
The lawmaker, through his counsel, Ekene Amadi, Esq., filed the suit on Tuesday, joining INEC as a defendant over its alleged failure to sanction the senator following his purported August 11, 2026, "kill them" statement.
In the suit marked FHC/OS/CO/206/2026, Ajibola is seeking an interlocutory order restraining Fadahunsi, the All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial candidate for Osun East, from contesting the January 16 election or any other date the poll may be rescheduled to, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
In a 21-paragraph affidavit, the lawmaker explained that he and Fadahunsi were formerly members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before their political paths diverged, with the senator now in the APC while he belongs to the Accord Party.
Ajibola accused Fadahunsi of allegedly encouraging violence against opposition members in Osun State, claiming that four days before the August 15 governorship election, the senator made a statement at a political rally directing his supporters to attack innocent residents, particularly Accord Party members.
According to the affidavit, "Fadahunsi allegedly instructed his political supporters and thugs to go and kill the innocent citizens of Osun State, particularly the Accord Party members.
"The senator's comments were connected to the killings of some of my friends, which prompted me to write a letter to Fadahunsi titled 'Resign Now, You Have a Killer's Mind and Lack Strength and Character for Public Office'".
He said copies of the letter were forwarded to President Bola Tinubu and the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for necessary action.
Ajibola also alleged that Fadahunsi had been threatening Accord members since October 2025, claiming that the senator had vowed to ensure their arrest and killing after the 2026 Osun governorship election on what he described as trumped-up allegations.
"Between June 1 and August 10, 2026, several Accord members were unlawfully arrested and detained, while some were killed. The purported conduct is 'utterly satanic and extremely diabolical of a senator standing'", he added.
The lawmaker recalled that the police had invited Fadahunsi over the allegations but claimed that the invitation did not prevent the senator's "killing order" from being carried out.
Ajibola alleged that he had another encounter with Fadahunsi on November 7, 2026, during which the senator allegedly threatened to deal with him, his loyalists and other Accord Party members across his constituency.
He argued that the court's intervention was necessary to protect his life and those of other party members, insisting that public office holders must act in accordance with the Constitution, their oaths of office and the responsibilities attached to their positions.
The lawmaker, who is also an Accord candidate for Oriade State Constituency, urged the court to declare that INEC had no legal justification to permit a candidate who allegedly directed political supporters to kill opposition members to participate in an election.
He maintained that judicial intervention was necessary to prevent further threats and protect the lives of Accord members.
Meanwhile, efforts to obtain a reaction from Senator Fadahunsi through his spokesperson, Pastor Sam Segun-Progress, were futile.
Efforts to reach him through WhatsApp and phone calls did not yield any positive result as at press time.
Alleged incitement: Osun lawmaker asks court, INEC to disqualify Senator Fadahunsi