Osun Election: Over 100 Suspected ‘Imported’ Voters Arrested

Over one hundred suspected “imported” voters allegedly brought into Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election have been arrested by security operatives.

The voters, who were reportedly carrying newly issued Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), were allegedly camped at the residence of Hon. Abiola Ibrahim, a member of the Osun State House of Assembly representing the Irewole-Isokan Constituency.

In a video distributed across social media platforms, a large number of people were seen being questioned by security operatives over their presence at the residence and their alleged role in the election.

During the interrogation, Ibrahim reportedly admitted that the group had been staying at his residence, claiming that they were there “to vote for the Accord Party in the election.”

The arrest came amid heightened political tension in Osun, with allegations of intimidation, arrests, violence and other electoral irregularities being raised by different political actors ahead of the election.

The Accord Party itself has previously accused security and other federal institutions of targeting its members and supporters ahead of the poll. In a petition dated August 12, 2026, the party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, appealed to the European Union to intervene in what he described as a worsening political crisis in the state.

Mgbudem alleged that “at least 29 people had been killed in incidents linked to the election” and claimed that “more than 60 Accord members and supporters had been arrested and detained in Abuja and Nasarawa State.”

The party also expressed concern about what it described as the selective deployment of federal law-enforcement and regulatory agencies during the election period, arguing that such actions could undermine confidence in the electoral process if they were perceived as partisan.

Accord further alleged that its members had faced attacks, harassment and intimidation. It also referred to a viral video in which Senator Francis Fadahunsi allegedly called for Accord members to be killed wherever they were found, although the allegation has not been independently verified.

The development also came barely a day after Governor Ademola Adeleke announced plans to establish an independent commission of inquiry immediately after the election to investigate reported killings and other acts of violence associated with the electoral process.