Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has
called on Western countries to stop “harbouring” members of the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB).
NAN reports that Mohammed spoke in Washington DC during his
official engagements with some international media organisations on the just
concluded 2023 polls.
The minister said IPOB remains a terrorist group as declared
by the Nigerian government and should be treated as such by the Western
countries.
He claimed that the group had been using funds raised in
foreign countries to “destabilise” Nigeria.
“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,” Lai said.
“They allow them to raise funds, some allow them to lobby
their congressmen and lawmakers and whatever fund they realise they use it to
destabilise the country.”
In 2017, the federal high court, Abuja, declared IPOB a
terrorist organisation after the Nigerian army and south-eastern governors
proscribed the activities of the group.
Although the United Kingdom government had recognised the
proscription of the group, several other Western countries are yet to follow
suit.
According to the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI), IPOB
ranked as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world.
The report claimed that the group was responsible for 40
attacks and 57 deaths in 2022.
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