France has denied reports that the financial headquarters of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is located within its boundaries.
This was made known in a statement on Wednesday by the Political Counsellor of the Embassy of France, Claude Abily.
He said France was shocked by the statement attributed to Minister of Information, Lai Mohamed which claimed that the financial headquarters of IPOB is in France.
Abily said France is ready to cooperate with Nigeria to investigate the veracity of the federal government’s claim.
France also declared support for the unity of Nigeria.
Abily said: ”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.”
