The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has reportedly arrested the state coordinator of the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement, Elijah Noah, during a march in Uyo on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Noah, identified on X as @elijahnoah8, was reportedly taken into custody by armed police officers while supporters of the movement gathered for an Independence Day march.
The incident occurred amid increased political mobilisation by supporters of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The OK Movement describes itself as a platform mobilising support for the Obi-Kwankwaso political project. Noah was named the movement’s Akwa Ibom coordinator in a campaign structure unveiled in September.
A video obtained by SaharaReporters purportedly shows several armed police officers surrounding Noah and pulling him towards a police vehicle before placing him inside.
The circumstances surrounding the reported arrest were not immediately clear.
An X user, Esther Umoh, claimed that Noah was arrested simply for going to inspect the proposed starting point of the march.
“His only crime was coming to check out the start-off point for the march,” Umoh said, while accusing the Akwa Ibom State Government of becoming undemocratic.
Meanwhile, videos and accounts circulating from Uyo indicated that tear gas was fired as Peter Obi supporters gathered in the city.
The reported confrontation comes as the OK Movement intensifies its mobilisation across Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections.
The movement recently unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council, naming John Ughulu as Director-General and Saadatu Sani as National Secretary. Noah was listed as the movement’s coordinator in Akwa Ibom under its South-South structure.
The development also comes amid an ongoing disagreement between the OK Movement and the NDC.
In a statement issued on September 19, the party disowned the campaign council announced by the movement, saying it had not authorised the group to establish or announce a presidential campaign council on its behalf.
The NDC subsequently maintained that its official party structures remained authoritative, while describing the Obidient and Kwankwasiyyah movements as support groups operating within the wider political framework.
