Peter Obi Reacts To Arrest Rumours

The former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has rubbished the rumours of him being arrested by the authorities, describing it as “recurring fake news.”

Obi, a former Anambra State Governor, made this known in a post on his verified X account on Wednesday, December 8, 2024.

His reaction comes on the heels of a trending rumour on social media, suggesting that the Labour Party chieftain has been arrested in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

But he said the claims are entirely false, stating that he’s currently at his home in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Obi recalled how similar reports had been circulated last September that the Department for Security Services (DSS) invaded his home while he was in Rwanda.

The former presidential candidate disclosed that the motive of the peddlers of the rumours can’t be positive but urged Nigerians not to allow it to distract them from the critical challenges facing the nation.

“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 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!!!” he wrote.