Afimag.com –
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Gregory Obi, was detained and interrogated by the United Kingdom’s immigration authorities during his Easter break visit over offences he knew nothing about.
According to a statement by the Head of the Obi-Datti Media, Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council on April 12, 2023, Diran Onifade, the offense was believed to have been committed by an imposter.
The statement noted that the Anambra State former governor was detained and interrogated on April 07, 2023, upon his arrival at Heathrow Airport, London from Nigeria.
Recall that majority of Nigerian top government officials and Peter Obi are not on the same page following his outbursts against the outcome of the just concluded presidential election in Nigeria.
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission and All Progressives Congress President-Elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu to court, challenging the process of the election.
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It reads in part, “The LP Presidential candidate in the February 25 Presidential poll arrived the Heathrow Airport in London from Nigeria on Good Friday, April 7, 2023, and joined the queue for the necessary Airport protocols when he was accosted by immigration officials who handed him a detention note and told him to step aside.
“He was questioned for a long time and it was very strange for a man who lived for over a decade in that country. Since Obi’s face was already an international frame, especially for Nigerians, Africans home, and in the Diaspora who are likely to be Obidients, the people quickly raised their voices wondering why he was being delayed.
“The immigration officials who were also taken aback at the reaction of the people were forced to reveal that Obi was being questioned for a duplication offense, meaning that someone has been impersonating him in London.
“The high implication of the offense is that the impersonator could be committing all kinds of weighty crimes and other dubious acts and it would be recorded in Obi’s name.”
