Amnesty International Nigeria says it will use Senator Francis Fadahunsi as an example in its campaign against political impunity, following alleged comments linked to him that the organisation says could incite electoral violence ahead of the Osun State governorship election.

The organisation’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

Sanusi said Amnesty International would “name and shame” Fadahunsi across the 150 countries where the organisation operates, arguing that political figures must be held accountable for statements capable of provoking violence during elections.

Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, was invited by the Osun State Police Command on Wednesday for questioning over comments he allegedly made at an All Progressives Congress campaign rally in Ilesa. He was reportedly questioned for about two hours before being released.

The senator has disputed the interpretation of the remarks attributed to him, with reports indicating that he claimed the video circulating online had been generated or manipulated using artificial intelligence.

However, Sanusi said Amnesty considered the alleged remarks serious enough to warrant international attention.

“Yes, we are going to use him as an example,” Sanusi said when asked whether the senator’s name would be circulated across Amnesty’s international network.

He said the organisation was particularly concerned because Fadahunsi was allegedly recorded making remarks calling for people to be killed.

Sanusi described such statements as advocacy of hatred and said Amnesty would use the case to challenge what it considers a culture of impunity among Nigerian politicians.

“This is the first time we had so many other terrible politicians say terrible things ahead of the election. But this one is exceptional,” he said.

The Amnesty director urged Nigerians to demand accountability from political actors, particularly where government institutions fail to adequately respond to inflammatory rhetoric.

“The people have to hold them to account if the government could not do that,” he said.

The controversy comes days before the Osun governorship election, as political parties intensify their campaigns and security agencies increase their presence across the state amid concerns over possible violence.