With less than two months to the Osun governorship election, a wave of political violence is spreading across the state, raising concerns about the ability of security agencies to guarantee a peaceful poll. BOLA BAMIGBOLA writes
The 17th-century poet, John Milton, in Paradise Regained, wrote: “The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.”
In essence, the early signs of an event often reveal how it may eventually unfold.
Going by that logic, anyone who has closely followed political developments in Osun State since February 2025 may not need a crystal ball to predict the nature of the August 15 governorship election.
Once celebrated as the “State of the Virtuous,” Osun is increasingly being drawn into a cycle of violence, with non-state actors operating almost unchecked across many communities.
