The spokesperson for The Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi
The Imole Campaign Council has proposed state honours and official recognition for victims of electoral violence and killings across Osun State, saying the gesture would acknowledge the sacrifices of supporters of Governor Ademola Adeleke who were allegedly attacked during the ongoing governorship campaign.
In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday and signed by its spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the council alleged that several members of the Accord Party and grassroots supporters of the governor had been killed, injured, abducted or detained because of their political affiliation and support for Adeleke’s re-election.
The council listed Kolade Eluyera, who it said was killed in Ikire on May 8, 2026; Ezekiel Olapade, who it alleged was murdered in Ilobu on June 21, 2026; Ajayi Rogba, who it said was killed in Ẹsa-Òkè on June 23, 2026; and Timilehin Oni, whom it alleged was fatally shot last month.
It also named Asimiyu Ajibola, Samuel Saliu, Taofeek Saka, Lawal Habeeb, Adeyemi Toheeb, Monday Fidelis, Ramoni Kamolideen, Kamar Aola and John Matthew among those it claimed were killed or injured while supporting Adeleke’s re-election campaign.
