5th April, 2023
By Rotimi Ijikanmi
The Nigerian Government has accused some western countries of allowing outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to raise money within their territories for destabilization of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Information and Culture, Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the accusation in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations and policy institutes.
He noted that though IPOB has been declared a terrorist organisation by the Nigeria Government, some western countries still harbour and have been dealing with its members.
Mohammaded is in Washington to engage with international media organisations and Think tanks on the just concluded 2023 polls
“IPOB is a terrorist organisation so declared by the Nigeria Government, yet some western countries harbour them and have been dealing with the illegal body.
“They allow them to raise fund, some allow them to lobby their Congress men and lawmakers and whatever fund they realise they use it to destabilise the country,” the minister said.
Mohammed said it is hypocritical for the western world to claim it is fighting terrorism yet turn around to be supporting a terrorist organisation.
The minister also used the opportunity of the interactions to call on the foreign media to stop regurgitating social media fables on the Nigeria’s 2023 elections on their platforms.
He said they should be critical and interrogate the information they get on the social media before reporting them on their platforms.. (NAN)