2026 Gubernatorial: Osun APC Seeks IGP, DSS Intervention Over ‘Culture of Intimidation’

THE Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the growing culture of intimidation, harassment, brigandage and violence being perpetrated by criminal elements acting under the influence and protection of the ruling party in the state.

The main opposition party charged Governor Ademola Adeleke to call his suspected political foot soldiers, janjaweed and thugs to order before they plunge Osun State into a deeper state of insecurity and make the state increasingly ungovernable.

The APC called for immediate intervention of the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and all other relevant security agencies to urgently stem the rising tide of political violence in Osun State.

The party, at a press conference in Osogbo on Wednesday, jointly addressed by the APC Director General for the 2026 Governorship Campaign Council, Hon. Oluwole Oke, APC Deputy Governorship Candidate, Engr Benjamin Adereti, former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Adebayo Adeleke and National Commissioner, Federal Civil Service representing Osun and Oyo states, Dr Festus Oyebade Olowogboyega, urged the international community, election observers, civil society organisations and defenders of democracy to pay close attention to developments in Osun State and hold accountable all those who seek to undermine democratic values through violence, intimidation and political persecution.

MESSAGE us @ https://Wa.me/+2348072633727 / 08072633727 for business & brand promotion/relationship/partnership, Advert, PR, Publicity, Awareness, Interviews, Feature Stories, Press Release/Statement and any job related to Media…

Hon. Oke also appealed to the good spirited citizens and organizations to impress it on Governor Adeleke to surrender the thugs and criminals his government are allegedly harbouring in the Government House and other places.

“Only yesterday, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, campaign buses belonging to the APC were attacked and vandalized by suspected PDP/Accord hoodlums in the Owode-Ede area. The attack left several AMBO supporters injured while campaign materials and other valuable property were destroyed.

“Such brazen acts of violence have no place in a democratic society and should alarm every well-meaning citizen of Osun State. It is important to note that Owode-Ede has, in recent years, gained notoriety as a flashpoint for politically-motivated attacks against members of our party.

“The public would recall that in 2022, the wife of the former Governor of Osun State, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, was attacked in the same area while serving as the First Lady of the state. The recurrence of violent incidents in the community raises serious concerns about the activities of criminal elements who appear emboldened by the absence of firm action from those in authority.

“Why should the electoral preference of a citizen become a criminal offence? Why should supporters of a political party be subjected to violence merely for exercising their constitutional rights? Why should a governor, either directly or through body language, create an atmosphere that emboldens supporters and kinsmen to attack fellow citizens because they hold contrary political opinions?

“Even more disturbing are reports that one of Governor Adeleke’s appointees, Nurudeen Alowonle, who was arrested with a firearm and ammunition two years ago and remains wanted by law enforcement authorities, led in Osogbo yesterday a band of armed thugs in violent confrontations against a breakaway faction of his own group.

Voice Air Media NEWS CHANNEL @
https://whatsapp.com/channel/a0029VaOyfbTF6smu2UTRUn1w

“Governor Adeleke-branded buses were reportedly seen conveying questionable characters brandishing dangerous weapons and firing gunshots in public spaces. Available information suggests that the crisis stems from growing dissatisfaction with Alowonle’s leadership among members of the faction.

“Unfortunately, innocent citizens have suffered injuries in the ensuing violence, while law-abiding residents continue to live in fear as criminal elements linked to the PDP and Accord Party turn parts of Osogbo into theatres of violence and lawlessness”, the Campaign Council added.