Amnesty International has vowed to make Senator Francis Fadahunsi an example in its campaign against inflammatory political statements and incitement to violence ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said the organisation would pursue accountability over alleged remarks by the senator and publicise the case across the 150 countries where Amnesty International operates.
Sanusi spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday while reacting to the controversy generated by a video allegedly showing Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, making remarks interpreted as a call for violence against members of the Accord Party.
Fadahunsi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has come under criticism following the circulation of the video on social media.
The Osun State Police Command had summoned the senator on Tuesday over the remarks and questioned him for about two hours on Wednesday.
