OsunDecides2026: Police confirm arrest of Accord Party lawmaker, 146 ‘mercenaries’

The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Abiola Ibrahim, an Accord lawmaker representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, and 146 suspected mercenaries.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed the arrest on Saturday, said police operatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Intelligence Response Team carried out the arrest.

THE PRIME NEWS had earlier reported that over 100 intending voters, allegedly imported by an Accord Party member ahead of the gubernatorial election in Osun State, were arrested.

“He was arrested in Ikire for harbouring suspected mercenaries. He was arrested with about 146 people.

“FBI-IRT arrested him. He is in their custody. He was arrested in the early hours of Saturday,” the police spokesman said.

Footage of the interception showed uniformed police officers interrogating Ibrahim at the residence regarding the presence of the suspected mercenaries.

The lawmaker, when asked in the video, insisted that the individuals gathered were registered voters present to participate in the election.

“They are voters for the election happening today. Some of them are indigenes from outside. I did not hire them. I did not promise anything. Voting is their choice. I’m not their agent,” he said.