Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has condemned the arrest of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, at his Ilesa home by police officers shortly after voting in Saturday’s governorship election.

In a statement issued by the spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke called for the immediate release of Hon. Bisi by the security operatives.

Governor Adeleke alleged that the arrest is part of a coordinated effort by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and compromised security agents to intimidate supporters, block collation center monitoring, and facilitate result manipulation favoring the opposition.

“The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has frowned at sheer abuse of law enforcement to intimidate supporters, condemning the arrest of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Hon. Sunday Bisi, in his home after he had voted as barbaric and a vicious attack on free will,” the statement read.

“Information reaching me indicates that Hon. Bisi was accosted in his home in Ilesa shortly after he returned after voting, and whisked him away to a yet to be known location. Up till this moment, no one has provided the reason for his arrest, which indicates that the APC is working in cohort with compromised security agents to keep people away from monitoring results at the various collation centres.

“This latest sweep on my supporters, I have authoritatively learnt, is part of a broader plan to give the APC unhindered access to change results at collation centres and upturn our wins at the poll. 

“This is the biggest assault on democracy, and I urge everyone involved in this desperate attempt to upturn the will of our people through the use of state institutions.”

The statement also called for Bisi’s immediate release, framing the incident as a broader attack on democratic will amid rising election tensions involving mutual accusations of vote-buying and institutional interference.

“In that regard, I am calling for the immediate release of Hon. Bisi because his arrest is nothing but political and other political prisoners across Osun state. Election should be about the people freely giving their mandates to the person of their choice without threat or force,” Adeleke said.