Violence and Confrontations Disrupt Osun State Governorship Election

Violence and political confrontations disrupted the Osun governorship election on Saturday across multiple polling units. In the Ejigbo Local Government Area, political thugs attacked Najeem Folasayo Salaam, the governorship candidate for the African Democratic Congress, at Polling Unit 13, Ward 4. The attackers chased voters away and interfered with electoral materials, leaving at least one vehicle with smashed windows. Security operatives arrested one man in connection with the incident, though official statements from the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission regarding injuries or assassination allegations were not immediately available.

Separate tensions erupted in Ile-Ife at the polling unit of Prince Kola Adewusi, the Deputy Governor of Osun State and Accord Party deputy governorship candidate. A physical confrontation broke out between supporters after Benjamin Kayode Adereti, the deputy governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress, visited the site after voting at his own unit in Ilaare Ward 3. Supporters of Adewusi resisted Adereti's presence, leading to a brief fight that halted voting activities. The situation was eventually contained, allowing voting to resume, though neither candidate has issued a formal statement on the cause of the visit or the subsequent clash.