{"id":266161,"date":"2023-05-02T15:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=266161"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:24:18","slug":"i-was-never-detained-in-uk-peter-obi-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/i-was-never-detained-in-uk-peter-obi-clarifies\/","title":{"rendered":"I was never detained in UK \u2013 Peter Obi clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has opened up on his experience with immigration officers at the Heathrow International Airport in London during his trip for Easter celebration.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Arise News Channel on Tuesday, the former Anambra State governor narrated his experience, saying he was never arrested or detained by officials of the British government.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that what went down at Heathrow International Airport was a routine immigration check because his identity had been alleged to have been compromised.<\/p>\n<p>Obi said he was stopped for routine immigration checks while contradicting his party\u2019s claim that he was questioned for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI was never arrested, I was never detained. And I did not commit any offence. I was stopped for a routine immigration check because there appeared to be a duplication of my identity and all this lasted for a maximum of 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lived in the UK from 1993 until 2005. From then till now is a period of 30 years. I have never been questioned, arrested or detained in any country in the world. I have never for any reason found myself being questioned for any offence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a routine immigration check and I was actually given all the due respect by the border personality that interviewed me, who told me \u2018your identity has been duplicated, be careful\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/yes-daddy-why-begging-bishop-oyedepo-is-better-peter-obi-replies-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obi<\/a> noted that despite once having a permanent residency in the UK, he chose to return to Nigeria, adding that \u201cI was born a Nigerian. 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