A story about the alleged arrest of the 2023Labour Party Presidential, Mr. Peter Obi, was first posted by a Facebook page Kugjay Media.
The claim is FALSE.
Checks revealed that the story has also been shared by another Facebook user “MachieJohnbosco” with a link to dailyexcessive.com.
The post was published to mislead and drive traffic, as the story on the website was not attributed to any reporter nor was any credible source cited.The story has no time and date of the arrest. It does not have any video or photo evidence.
The website publication claimed that Peter Obi was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), However, a search on Peter Obi’s personal X handle ‘@PeterObi’ shows that he tweeted at 1:11pm onWednesday8th May 2024. The tweet indicated that he was at a meeting with the United Kingdom Member of Parliament and Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, at the time he was reported to have been arrested.
Igbo Times Magazine published the story on Tuesday, 7thMay 2024, but a search through the Igbo Times blog shows that it publishes several content aimed at attracting traffic.
The report by Daily Excessive did not attribute the story to any official or credible source and did not state the crime Peter Obi committed to warrant his arrest or where exactly he was arrested.
CONCLUSION
There is no evidence to back up the claim of Peter Obi’s arrest. The claim is False.
