Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has debunked rumours of his arrest, saying he is currently at his Onitsha residence in Anambra State.
The alleged arrest followed the death threat allegation and counter allegation between him and Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC).
Obi in a statement posted on his official X handle @PeterObi (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, called on his supporter to ignore the rumour of his alleged arrest, saying the claim is entirely false.
“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,” he stated.
The former Governor of Anambra State recalled that similar rumour was amplified in 2024, when he was said to have been arrested by officials of the DSS.
“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”
He said, “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.”
Meanwhile, Morka has clarified his controversial remark about Obi following the former Governor of Anambra State’s accusation that the comment of the APC chieftain about his New Year message attracted a barrage of negative comments including death threats.
While speaking on a national television, Morka clarified that his comment was a direct response to the question about Obi being labeled a voodoo economist and prophet of doom.
Morka also asked Obi to provide evidence of the alleged threats against his life and family.
