Peter Obi speaks on 'arrest', sends message to Nigerians

  • Leader of the ‘Obidient movement’ Peter Obi has said reports circulating about his alleged arrest “are entirely false”
  • Obi said no one arrested him as he is presently at his home in Onitsha, Anambra state, southeast Nigeria
  • The sexagenarian said the motive of the peddlers of the supposed news cannot be positive, “but let us not allow baseless rumours to distract us from the critical challenges we face as a nation”

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering elections, politics and governance.

Onitsha, Anambra state – Presidential hopeful Peter Obi has rubbished reports about his alleged arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.