By Kingsley Omonobi
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed as misleading an altered viral video showing Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, addressing police personnel, saying the footage has been manipulated to create a false political narrative.
The Command said the video originated from an incident in 2024 when police officers were deployed to the Labour Party national headquarters in Utako, Abuja, to restore order during a leadership dispute within the party.
In a statement on Monday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the video had been edited with political campaign posters and captions to falsely suggest that the Nigeria Police Force was involved in a political engagement or endorsement.
“The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to a video circulating on social media depicting some Nigeria Police personnel being addressed by Mr. Peter Obi.
