Did EFCC Arrest Peter Obi’s Son For Fraud?

A video is circulating claiming that the son of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, was arrested and paraded by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The claim was accompanied by a mugshot of a young man with the name Tope Peter Obi.

The video had been posted on blogs, shared several times on social media and generated reactions. The suspect donning a white T-shirt, and black trousers held a placard containing the caption:

“Date: 14-07- 2022; name: Tope Peter Obi; Offense(s): Alleged Computer Related Fraud; CR No: 1239/2022; and Team: AFF/TA.”

Here are the Facts:

We reviewed all the posts made on the official handle of the EFCC. The result showed that the photograph, the conviction and the one-year imprisonment *of a certain Tope Peter Obi * are genuine, but he’s not the son of *Gov. Peter Obi. *

Also, all the details contained on the placard which was published by many social media bloggers corroborated that the anti-graft agency secured the conviction of *a *young man, Tope Peter Obi.

Further checks revealed that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate has no child named Tope Peter Obi.

The LP presidential candidate has two children named: Gabriella Nwamaka Francis Obi and Gregory Peter Oseloka Obi

Conclusion

Although the young man sentenced for possession of fraudulent documents is named Tope Peter Obi, he is not the son of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate. The LP presidential candidate has an only male child, That is Gregory Peter Oseloka Obi.