The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the financial headquarters of the secessionist group,  Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is  located in France.

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed made the revelation while speaking with State House correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.

Mohammed disclosed that the Pro-Biafra group collects huge funds from people in the diaspora as well as from some foreign countries, adding that the Federal Government was unsuccessful when it tried to persuade the United Kingdom government to shut down Radio Biafra.

He said: “We have the records, we know IPOB collects money from many people in Nigeria. They collect money from some foreign countries. This is clear.

“Let me tell you, the financial headquarters is in France. We know, but you see, can  a government stop you from sending money to your parents? You have to block the sources of finance, that is what I said recently.

“It is incontrovertible that some people in diaspora contribute money to IPOB; where does he get his money from? We know this is a fact  but again there are a few very knotty diplomatic issues which you need to skip.

“For instance, who does not know that the IPOB’s internal radio is located in London? We know the diplomatic moves we have been making and approaching the UK, all the damages it has done but they don’t see it that way; for them (the British government), it is about freedom of expression.”

He maintained that the group, led by Nnamdi Kanu was being sponsored to incite war in Nigeria under the guise of fighting for the rights of a section of Nigerians who feel marginalized.