The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was detained by UK immigration personnels at Heathrow Airport, London, while returning to Nigeria.
Obi who was detained over alleged impersonation is also a resident of the country, where he celebrated Easter.
Diran Onifade, the spokesman of the campaign council, earlier stated that Obi was detained and questioned for a long time for “duplication offense” which implies that someone has been impersonating him in London.
According to his statement, Obi who just returned from London was saved by the cross section of his supporters who are likely to be ‘Obidients’ in diaspora.
Onifade said the impersonator who has been in Obi’s clothes could have been committing atrocities and heinous acts.
“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.000
“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.
“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,” said Onifade.
