Report: Details Emerge on How Gallant Obidients Saved Obi in London Airport Amid Impersonation Allegations
- An account of what happened at Heathrow Airport between Peter Obi and the United Kingdom immigration officials has been revealed
- Diran Onifade, the spokesman for the Obi-Datti campaign council, said Obi was detained after being accused of impersonation
- He stated that Obidients at Heathrow Airport raised the alarm seeking the immediate release of the former Anambra state governor
Following the controversial detention of the Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, Obidients (supporters of Peter Obi) were said to be at the forefront demanding for his release.
As reported by Daily Trust, Obi was detained by UK immigration officers for alleged impersonation, delaying him at the airport more than expected.
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Recounting this incident, Diran Onifade, the spokesman for the Obi-Datti campaign council, said Obi was detained for impersonation, an offence which suggests that someone had been impersonating the former Anambra state governor in London.
Onifade revealed that Obi was let off the hook following the quick reactions of Nigerians at the Heathrow Airport who recognised the Labour Party bannerman, PM News reported.
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He said:
“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 Diaspora who are likely to be Obidients, the people quickly raised their voices wondering why he was being delayed."
Onifade further revealed that the agitation by the Nigerians left the UK immigration no choice but to let Obi go from a situation that might have escalated into a legal battle.
He said:
“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 had been impersonating him in London.
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“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.”
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