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An American, Mike Arnold, has accused former presidential aide Reno Omokri of being a “pathological, habitual, calculating, self-serving liar,” alleging that he was deceived and manipulated by Omokri during their personal and professional encounters.
Arnold made the allegations in a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter), recounting his experiences with Omokri in Kenya, Texas, and Nigeria. According to him, Omokri’s charm conceals a deep pattern of deceit and self-promotion.
“The truth about Reno Omokri is sad. I’ve seen it up close,” Arnold wrote. “Reno doesn’t lie like most liars. He lies calm, cool, constant. Up close, he’s reptilian. Chilling. Soulless. Yet so charming.”
Arnold alleged that Omokri once shared a video flaunting luxury cars online, claiming ownership of vehicles that actually belonged to someone else. “Once, he posted a video flaunting luxury cars, claiming they were his. Two belonged to a friend of mine. Reno visited, rode in them, filmed them, and claimed ownership. A total fabrication,” he said.
He further accused Omokri of lying about organizing high-profile meetings during a recent trip to Nigeria. “On my recent fact-finding trip about Nigeria’s persecution crisis, he promised meetings with Tinubu, NSA Ribadu, and the Sultan of Sokoto. None happened. Looking back, those promises were props for his narrative—for clout and manipulation,” Arnold stated.
Recounting another incident, Arnold claimed Omokri staged a deceptive photo opportunity in Abuja to exaggerate his role in advocacy work. “After 30 hours of travel, Reno pulled me into a photo-op with the compromised CAN chairman. He whispered, ‘Don’t mention you just arrived.’ In the meeting, he implied we’d been there longer. He took credit for trips I’ve funded, planned, and endured over six years — presenting it as part of the ‘fact-finding mission’ that he had organized,” he wrote.
Arnold also accused Omokri of lying about his (Arnold’s) identity during media appearances. “On live TV, he called me the current mayor of Blanco, Texas. False. He knows it. He also said I’m a Republican mayor—we don’t even have partisan municipal elections. I haven’t been active in any party for 30 years. He claimed I’m a personal friend of Ted Cruz. Also false,” he said.
Expressing disappointment, Arnold said Omokri’s lies go beyond vanity. “Lying to inflate yourself is one thing. Lying to cover up the Christian genocide raging in Nigeria is a bridge too far,” he declared. “Reno Omokri has the blood of innocents on his lying tongue. He doesn’t care.”
He continued, “Most Nigerians view him as a perpetually flip-flopping court jester. But with his latest flip into the killing fields, he is now more like Stephen King‘s IT — an evil clown, in the gutter, luring innocent people to their death.”
Arnold claimed Omokri’s ultimate political ambition is to become Nigeria’s vice president under National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. “By the way, his grand plan is to run for vice president under NSA Ribadu,” he wrote sarcastically. “I almost hope it happens. Nigerians worldwide—from the highest to the lowest—revile him as a self-deluded tool. An emasculated, narcissistic peacock.”
Concluding his post, Arnold said his outburst was not driven by hatred but by a desire for accountability. “This isn’t bitterness. It’s accountability,” he wrote. “When someone denies genocide, twists truth, and poses as a ‘Christian voice,’ character matters.”
