Obidient Movement Accuses Keyamo of Publishing ‘Doctored’ Obi’s CCTV Footage

The Obidient Movement has accused Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, of releasing a "doctored" CCTV video to falsely portray presidential hopeful Peter Obi as having committed an offense. The movement asserts that this action is part of a broader political persecution campaign by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against the former governor of Anambra State.

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In yet another desperate attempt to criminalise our Principal, Mr. Peter Obi, the Minister published a heavily edited CCTV clip riddled with distortions, hoping Nigerians would ignore what was plainly before their eyes.

In a statement, the movement's Media and Communications Directorate labeled Keyamo's release of airport CCTV footage as "poorly edited propaganda." They allege the minister deliberately distorted the video to mislead the public regarding the circumstances of a recent incident involving Obi at an airport. The movement specifically refuted Keyamo's claim that Obi's vehicle was left unattended for 30 minutes before being clamped.

According to the Obidient Movement, the timestamps on Keyamo's own video evidence contradict the minister's assertion. They point out that the footage shows the vehicle arriving at 20:28 and being clamped around 20:34, a duration of only six minutes, not thirty. The movement criticized the minister's alleged use of "clumsy editing tricks," such as zooming into the seconds display, to confuse viewers.

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Mr. Keyamo claims Mr. Obi’s vehicle was left unattended for thirty minutes. His own video destroys that claim. The timestamps show the vehicle arriving at 20:28 and being clamped at approximately 20:34. That is six minutes, not thirty.

Furthermore, the movement argued that the released footage undermines Keyamo's claim that Obi's vehicle obstructed the terminal entrance. They highlighted that the video shows another vehicle successfully passing behind Obi's vehicle without any obstruction, directly contradicting the minister's narrative. The movement concluded that the evidence presented by Keyamo fails to support his allegations.

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The Minister claimed the vehicle was blocking the terminal entrance. Yet, his own video shows another vehicle pulling up and stopping comfortably behind Mr. Obi’s vehicle without obstruction.