Felix Morka Alleges Over 200 Death Threats Following Remarks On Peter Obi
APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, has alleged receiving over 200 death threats following his comments about Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Morka claimed the threats were triggered after Obi accused him of making statements during an Arise Television interview that endangered his life.
During another appearance on Arise News on Wednesday, Morka disclosed, “Peter Obi’s allegations that my words in that interview threatened his life have triggered serious consequences. As of now, I have documented 400 threats, about 200 of which are explicit death threats.
“These are written threats that I will be submitting to law enforcement agencies. In these messages, individuals have detailed how they plan to harm me—threatening to shoot me, behead me, and carry out other gruesome acts. This is not mere rhetoric. It has even extended to direct threats against some members of my family. These are explicit and graphic threats, not vague insinuations.”
He strongly denied making any comments that could be interpreted as threatening Obi’s life, describing the allegations as baseless.
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“This entire situation is baseless and cannot be attributed to me. I did not threaten Peter Obi in any way. Those issuing these threats are acting on their own, but I trust that law enforcement will respond swiftly to bring them to justice,” he added.
Morka’s initial remarks during Sunday’s interview sparked outrage after he accused Obi of “crossing the line” in his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that Obi “deserved whatever came his way.”
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, called on the APC to apologise to Obi and Nigerians for what he described as “inflammatory and disgraceful language.”
Similarly, the Labour Party issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Tinubu, demanding that Morka be reprimanded for his comments.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Marcel Ngogbehei, Director-General of the Labour Party Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration, decried what he described as “a targeted campaign against Obi following his New Year’s State of the Nation address.”
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