Nigeria’s claim that France is the Financial Headquarters of IPOB has been debunked by the French Embassy in the West African country.
While addressing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja,Nigeria’s capital, Mr Lai Mohammed the minister of information and culture said France is IPOB’s financial capital.
But in a swift reply,the Political Counsellor, Claude Abily of the Embassy of France in Nigeria expressed surprise at the assertion. .
The counselor said in a statement:“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.”
