The Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Presidential Campaign Office on Wednesday explained why the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, was allegedly harassed by immigration officers at the Heathrow Airport, in London, United Kingdom.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Spokesman for the Campaign Council, Diran Onifade, in a statement said Obi was detained and questioned for a duplication offense, which suggests that someone has been impersonating Obi in London.
Onifade said Obi, who just returned from London, where he celebrated Easter, was saved by the spontaneous reaction of Nigerians at Heathrow Airport.
According to him, Obi 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 official 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,” Onifade’s statement partly reads.