{
  "id": 13251497,
  "title": "Nigerian man’s nudity arrest sparks US political row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nigerian-mans-nudity-arrest-sparks-us-political-row",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:26:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-mans-nudity-arrest-sparks-us-political-row/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Nigerian man, Chimaobim Igbojekwe, for exposing himself in a public park in East Pennsboro Township on September 27. Igbojekwe pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and ICE charged him with illegal residency in the US, stating he was an illegal immigrant. According to ICE, Igbojekwe came to the US in June 2017 on a legal visa, but it expired in 2019. He has been in the US illegally since then and was granted deferred action under former President Joe Biden in 2021.\n\nIgbojekwe was a campaigner for Democrat Janelle Stelson, who was running against Republican Representative Scott Perry in a congressional campaign in Pennsylvania. However, the Stelson campaign denied that Igbojekwe was part of their team, stating that they had never heard of him prior to his arrest. ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall criticized Stelson for hiring an illegal migrant to work on the campaign and called him a \"pervert\" for exposing himself in public.\n\nICE expressed surprise at learning that Igbojekwe was an illegal migrant, highlighting the contrast between his campaign activities and his immigration status. The US authorities were taken aback by this revelation, as they had not anticipated the illegal residency of someone actively involved in a political campaign.",
  "summary": "A Nigerian man, Chimaobim Igbojekwe, has been arrested by US ICE for illegal residency after he was charged with stripping naked in a Pennsylvania park. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-mans-nudity-arrest-sparks-us-political-row/",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}