CLAIM: Peter Obi was deported from the United Kingdom.
VERDICT: False
CONTEXT: A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday 12TH April 2023 posted on his Twitter handle @realFFK, stating that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour party in the last general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, was arrested, detained, and deported back to Nigeria from the United Kingdom. Fani-Kayode has been a vocal critic of Obi.
Fani-Kayode tweeted. “Poor @PeterObi! Accosted, detained & deported back to Nigeria like a common criminal by the British authorities? Why didn’t you say ‘yes daddy’ to the immigration officer? Or better still why didn’t you call the little Englander or the little diva to put in a word for you,”
The tweet has garnered over 500,000 views.
VERIFICATION: Checks by CDD fact checker has shown that Obi and his supporters fondly called ‘Obidients’ have been having a running battle with the All Progressive Congress (APC) spokespersons.
Recall that the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi had filed a petition before a tribunal, challenging the process that led to the outcome of Tinubu’s victory. Since then, several allegations have been made by both parties against each other. Daily Trust had reported that Obi was detained in London by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London, UK, over allegations of impersonation. The Labour Party (LP) campaign council, spokesman, Diran Onifade, in a statement on Wednesday 12TH April 2023, confirmed Obi’s detention.
CONCLUSION: While it was true that Peter Obi was detained and later released according to the statement, it was not true he was deported. Hence, Fani-Kayode’s claim of Obi’s deportation is False.
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