By Paul Dada

Amnesty International Nigeria has vowed to expose Senator Francis Fadahunsi internationally over alleged comments calling for violence ahead of the Osun State governorship election.

Isa Sanusi, the organisation’s country director, said Fadahunsi would be highlighted across the 150 countries where Amnesty International operates as part of efforts to challenge political impunity and deter similar conduct.

Sanusi said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday while discussing the controversy surrounding the senator’s alleged remarks ahead of Saturday’s election.

Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District and is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has faced widespread condemnation following the circulation of a video in which he allegedly urged supporters to kill members of the Accord party.

The Osun State Police Command subsequently summoned the senator. He was said to have questioned for about two hours on Wednesday after appearing before the police.

Sanusi said Amnesty International would deliberately make the senator’s case an example in its campaign against inflammatory political rhetoric and election-related violence.

He“said, We are going to use him as an example. We have had so many terrible politicians say terrible things ahead of the election.

“But this one is exceptional, a situation where somebody came out on record, saying that ‘kill them wherever you find them’.”

He said that political figures must be held accountable when their statements are capable of encouraging violence, stressing that advocacy of hatred is prohibited under both Nigerian law and international law.

“I believe that that person does not deserve any peace again, because advocacy of hatred is a crime under international law as well as Nigerian laws.

“Therefore, we are going to use this man as an example to show that the impunity by Nigerian politicians cannot continue and we cannot tolerate it again,” he said.