Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the recently ended general elections, has denied being arrested at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom.
Peter Obi declared on Monday, May 1 during a live webcast at the Arise TV studios in Abuja that he was never arrested, jailed, or committed an offense.
Obi said:
“I was never arrested, I was never detained. And I did not commit any offence. I was stopped for a routine immigration check because there appeared to be a duplication of my identity and all this lasted for a maximum of 20 minutes.”
The former Anambra state governor further revealed how he had lived in London for over three decades and never had an issue with the UK authorities.
He said:
“I lived in the UK from 1993 until 2005. From then till now is a period of 30 years. I have never been questioned, arrested or detained in any country in the world. I have never for any reason found myself being questioned for any offence.”
Obi, however, disclosed that what transpired at Heathrow Airport was just a normal routine check that is required of UK immigration.
He said he was accorded respect when the UK immigration approached him for the routine check.
Obi said:
“It was a routine immigration check and I was actually given all the due respect by the border personality that interviewed me, who told me ‘your identity has been duplicated, be careful.”