France Reacts To Lai Mohammed ’s Claims That Financial Headquarters Of IPOB Is In

France Reacts To Lai Mohammed ’s Claims
That Financial Headquarters Of IPOB Is In
France

Following yesterday’s claim by Lai Mohammed
Here , France has reacted to claims by the
Federal Government that it is sponsoring the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),
dismissing such claims.

In case you missed it, Minister of
Information, Lai Mohammed had told
reporters that the funding of the secessionist
group was from France.

The minister said;
Now, the French government replied saying;
The French embassy in Nigeria has however
denied the allegation, stating that it has no
knowledge of IPOB activities in France.
In a statement by its Political Counsellor,
Claude Abily, the embassy said the
government never got in touch with it on such
issue.

The statement said;

“Let me tell you, the financial
headquarters is in France, we
know…You have to block the
sources of finance.”

“ ”
“The Embassy of France was
surprised by the statement made
yesterday by the Minister of
Information and Culture
indicating that the “financial
headquarters” of IPOB were in
France.

“We don’t have any knowledge of
a particular presence of IPOB in
France and the Nigerian
authorities never got in touch
with the Embassy on this point.
“We stand ready to examine any
information which could support
this statement.

“Furthermore, we would like to
reiterate that France actively
cooperates with Nigeria in the
field of security and that we
strongly support the unity of the
country.”