By RhemDy News
A total of sixteen (16) members of Accord party who were detained in the buildup to the Saturday, August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State have been freed.
The members of the ruling party in the State were arrested for allegedly canvassing votes for Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Spokesman of the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Ojajensi disclosed this through a post to his Facebook page on Friday.
"We have just secured, through the intervention of the Court, the release of another 16 members of the Accord Party who have been in Police detention for the past 24 hours.
"They were arrested allegedly on the instructions of the Commissioner of Police in Osun State and driven by road to Abuja, Keffi and Suleja, where they were detained without any established offence," he announced.
Among those granted unconditional bail by the unnamed court include Hon. Alaba Popoola, popularly known as Alabama, "who has been detained for 26 days following his arrest, which we maintain was politically motivated and carried out at the instance of Senator Francis Fadahunsi".
Olajengbesi lamented that Alabama was kept in detention for 26 days without any tangible allegation established against him.
"This is deeply troubling and constitutes a serious dent on the professionalism and institutional integrity of the Nigeria Police Force.
"The Nigeria Police Force must never allow itself to become an instrument for settling political scores. Its enormous constitutional powers must be exercised in defence of citizens and the rule of law, not at the convenience of politically exposed persons," he averred.
He, however, commended the judiciary for once again standing as a safeguard against arbitrary detention and abuse of state power.
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