The United Kingdom (UK) immigration authorities have kept sealed lips over the reported arrest and detention of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by its officials at Heathrow Airport.
The Nation reports that Obi was detained for questioning on Friday, April 7, when he arrived in London, from Nigeria.
He was accosted by an immigration officer who handed him a detention note and told him to step aside.
The Obi-Datti Media, in a statement by its Head, Diran Onifade, said Obi was detained by UK immigration officials over alleged impersonation.
According to Onifade, the alleged impostor, who perpetrated the duplication offences, is still at large.
Also, The Nation had raised a series of posers as regards the reported arrest of Obi which elicited a series of controversies.
Querying what must have gone wrong because Obi had been to the UK a couple of times in the past, The Nation reached out to the UK authorities for comments.
Responding to our correspondent’s enquires, the authorities gave a terse reply saying “We do not comment on individual cases”.
It further disclosed that many journalists had also reached out to confirm the authenticity of the alleged detention.
Meanwhile, there are further queries as to if Obi still possesses a valid UK access visa owing to the situation.
While the Federal Government has also kept a deafening silence on the issue, many have called for a thorough investigation into the matter and the findings made public.
