A man arrested by security operatives in connection with an attack involving the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has confessed that he was hired by Francis Eniade, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for the Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo-Otin Federal Constituency.
The suspect, who was arrested with a police uniform and carrying a firearm, made the confession during an interrogation captured on video seen by SaharaReporters.
During the interrogation, the handcuffed suspect admitted that he owned the gun used in the incident and confessed to firing it twice.
The suspect also said he was working for Eniade and had followed him to the location where the incident occurred.
When security operatives asked him why he did not take Eniade along after the incident, the suspect explained that the firearm belonged to him and that he was the person using it.
He said, “The gun belongs to me. My office owns it and I’m the one using.”
When asked whether the gun belonged to his office or to him personally, the suspect replied, “I own it. But it belongs to Ayodeji Onayemisi.”
He further admitted that he brought the firearm from Lagos State.
“I brought it from Lagos State, I won’t lie to you,” he said.
The suspect also acknowledged that he followed Eniade.
“I follow Eniade,” he stated during the interrogation.
When asked what he and the others were doing at the location where he was apprehended, the suspect said he worked for Eniade at his residence.
The security operatives also questioned him about why he was wearing a police uniform and presenting himself as a police officer.
In response, the suspect claimed that he was a member of an organisation he referred to as “NFS,” saying members of the group were together.
When asked whether there was an NFS in Osun State, the suspect answered in the affirmative.
“Yes, there is NFS in Osun,” he said.
However, when asked to identify where the organisation operates in the state, the suspect declined to provide specific locations.
He said there was an NFS presence in Osun but that he could not mention where its members were based. He added that he had seen some members of the organisation greeting one another.
The security operatives subsequently questioned him about the events leading to the shooting, including who he followed and which vehicle was being pursued when the shots were fired.
The suspect said he followed Eniade but claimed he did not know the people involved in the incident and was only hired to accompany them.
“I follow Eniade, but I don’t know anybody, I was only hired,” he said.
According to the suspect, he knew that a vehicle was moving and that a black SUV passed Eniade.
He further claimed that Eniade’s Personal Assistant, identified as Taiwo, questioned why Eniade was chasing the SUV.
“I know that the car was speeding, and a black SUV passed Eniade. His PA was saying why would Eniade be chasing that SUV,” the suspect said.
When asked to identify Eniade’s Personal Assistant, the suspect said his name was Taiwo.
The security operatives then asked him how many times he fired the gun.
The suspect admitted that he fired twice.
He explained that he initially believed the occupants of the vehicle were the people who wanted to attack them.
On Wednesday, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Egbedun, said his lawyers had submitted a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, over the alleged threat issued against him by the APC House of Representatives candidate for Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo-Otin Federal Constituency in the 2027 election, Francis Eniade.
Egbedun, who disclosed this while addressing journalists in Osogbo, said the move was not about political persecution or vendetta.
He, however, said the step was taken to protect lives, enforce the law and preserve the integrity of the nation’s democracy.
He also expressed concern about threats attributed to Senator Ade Fadahunsi and Francis Eniade, the APC House of Representatives candidate for Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo-Otin Federal Constituency, alleging both had threatened non-APC members and supporters with violence and death.
Calling for a peaceful election, Egbedun told Osun residents not to entertain fear, and urged every eligible voter who supports the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke to come out and vote on Saturday, August 15.
