France Reacts To FG’s Allegation On IPOB Sponsorship

France has reacted to the allegation from the Nigerian Government that France hosts the Headquarters of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

The minister of information, Lai Mohammed had earlier mentioned that IPOB’s Finance Headquarters is in France, and also implicated the France, UK and some other European countries in his statement.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the embassy of France expressed shock over the minister’s allegations, saying it did not know of the presence of IPOB.

The embassy said it was ready to examine any information which supports Mohammed’s allegation.

“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 is in France,” read the statement signed by Claude Abily, a political counsellor of the embassy.

“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”, the statement reads.