The outgoing President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has decried the rising cases of political killings and violence in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election and urged security agents to remain professional.
Osigwe, while addressing journalists in Osogbo, the state capital, on Wednesday, said he was in the state with his team to monitor the exercise.
He expressed concerns over the spate of attacks recorded in the build-up to the election, as he urged politicians to rein in their supporters and put an end to the violence.
Osigwe also noted that available data showed that about 73 reported election violence-related incidents have so far been recorded.
“Recent incidents in the state made it imperative that we start this election observation earlier than Saturday. Statistics show that there were about 73 reported election violence-related incidents. Also, one report has reported a death toll of about 29 between May and July.
