Osun election: Banditry in Nigeria affecting our democracy – Osita Okechukwu

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/APC-Osita-Okechukwu-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday said banditry in Nigeria is one of the major tragedies bedevilling liberal democracy. Okechukwu, who was reacting to the outcome of the Osun State governorship election, said the political consequences of banditry were tragically manifested in the loss of innocent lives in the build-up to [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/23/osun-election-banditry-in-nigeria-affecting-our-democracy-osita-okechukwu/">Osun election: Banditry in Nigeria affecting our democracy &#8211; Osita Okechukwu</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.