Nigerian Govt to block IPOB funding sources

The federal government says it is aware of sources of funding of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and measures are taken to block them.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed revealed this on Tuesday on “Good Morning Nigeria” a programme on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).

“Terrorists do not publish where their funding are coming from. But we know the countries that are supporting IPOB.

“We know the sources of their funding though I am not at liberty to disclose them here.

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“We are taking steps to block them and we are also taking a lot of diplomatic actions in respect of the countries that are supporting them”.

The Minister said that most of the countries supporting the group were doing so based on ignorance.

He said they had been deceived into believing that “Nigeria is a country where Muslims persecute Christians” and a country where there is genocide.

“As we speak today, IPOB has written letters to many Governments outside Nigeria, international parliaments sending fake and cloned videos claiming there is genocide in Nigeria.”