{
  "id": 1540831,
  "title": "Osun Poll: Lawmakers Demand Probe of Killings, Fadahunsi’s Alleged Incitement, Call for Recovening of N’Assembly to Discuss Urgent National Matters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/osun-poll-lawmakers-demand-probe-of-killings-fadahunsis-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:31:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/17/osun-poll-lawmakers-demand-probe-of-killings-fadahunsis-alleged-incitement-call-for-recovening-of-nassembly-to-discuss-urgent-national-matters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Save Democracy Group, a bipartisan platform in the House of Representatives, has expressed deep concern over the violence and loss of life surrounding the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election. In a press release, the group condemned the loss of life and called for thorough investigations into the 30 politically motivated killings confirmed by the Nigeria Police Force. Civil society groups had documented 56 violent incidents and 14 fatalities. The group questioned the effectiveness of security deployment, calling for every death to be investigated and perpetrators held accountable. They also demanded an investigation into a video featuring Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who was reportedly heard encouraging supporters to kill members of the Accord Party. The group emphasized that political leaders must understand that inciting violence can have deadly consequences. They urged the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services, and other authorities to investigate the statement. The group also criticized the unprecedented scale of security deployment for the election, noting that it was not a principal conflict theatre but the government should explain the criteria used to determine the scale and composition of the deployment. They expressed concern over states facing persistent terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnapping, and attacks on security personnel, receiving inadequate security presence while extraordinary concentration of security personnel was deployed for a state election.",
  "summary": "The Save Democracy Group, a bipartisan platform of members of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, has expressed grave concern over the violence and loss of lives",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}