Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Wednesday reacted to the news of his arrest circulating online.
Speaking on the purported report, Obi described the reports as fake, saying it emanated from rumour-mongers to distract the citizens from focusing on critical issues affecting the country.
He wrote on his verified X handle, “The recurring fake News on me. I have been made aware of a circulating fake News about my alleged arrest. Let me state unequivocally that these claims are entirely false.
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“I am currently at my home in Onitsha. Anambra State. Such fake News on my person has become a pastime for some people.
“Recall last year September, when I was in Rwanda, similar lies had gone out that DSS invaded my house; now, while I was in my home in Onitsha, Anambra State, they said I was arrested in Abuja.
“The motive of these peddlers cannot be positive but let us not allow baseless rumors to distract us from the critical challenges we face as a nation.
“I Thank the public for the concern, support, and dedication to the cause of a better Nigeria that is possible!!!” Obi stated.
The recurring fake News on me.
I have been made aware of a circulating fake News about my alleged arrest. Let me state unequivocally that these claims are entirely false.
I am currently at my home in Onitsha. Anambra State.
Such fake News on my person has become a pastime for…
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) January 8, 2025
