Several western nations have faced backlash from the Nigerian Government over showing support to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which it has categorised as a terrorist group.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, issued the warning in Washington, D.C. during official meetings with a number of foreign media outlets and policy organisations.
According to NAN, the minister said IPOB remains a terrorist group as declared by the Nigerian government and should be treated as such by Western countries.
He claimed that the group had been using funds raised in foreign countries to “destabilise” Nigeria.
In 2017, a Federal High Court in Abuja declared IPOB a terrorist organisation after the Nigerian army and south-eastern governors proscribed the activities of the group.
Mohammed argued that it is hypocritical for the West to assert that it is battling terrorism while secretly aiding a terrorist group.
“IPOB is a terrorist organisation so declared by the Nigerian government, yet some Western countries harbour them and have been dealing with the illegal body,” Mohammed 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.”
