The organisation also said Nigerian authorities have an obligation to prohibit advocacy of hatred that constitutes incitement to hostility, discrimination or violence.
Amnesty International has called for Senator Francis Fadahunsi of the All Progressives Congress to be held accountable over a viral video in which he was alleged to have instructed his supporters to kill members of the Accord Party ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State.
The global human rights organisation, in a post on its X handle, described the remarks of the APC lawmaker as “deliberate and solely aimed at inciting a bloody poll in Osun State”.
“Amnesty International strongly condemns Francis Fadahunsi (APC) — senator representing the Osun East senatorial district, who was on video during campaign, instructing his supporters to kill members of the Accord Party ahead of the state’s August 15 governorship election.
“Senator Fadahunsi’s reckless remarks were deliberate and solely aimed at inciting a bloody poll in Osun state,” it stated.
