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IPOB spending N32.97m monthly to discredit Nigeria globally – FG

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The Presidency has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra [IPOB] of masterminding international campaigns of calumny against the Federal Government, alleging the persecution of Christians in Nigeria with the financial backing of $85,000 monthly [which translate to N32,971,500 monthly and  $1,020,000/N395,658,000 in a year].

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Sunday, berated IPOB over claims that Christians in the country were being persecuted.

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He said,

“The Presidency wishes to draw the attention of all citizens and the international community to a most misleading campaign spearheaded by the so-called IPOB, using false allegations of persecution of Christians against the Nigerian State.

“For reasons of convenience, he (Nnamdi Kanu) claims to have an interest in the welfare of Christians – but this is a ruse: the case for independence, the leader believes, is strengthened by ‘proving’ the government of Nigeria is ‘autocratic’, engaged in a ‘silent slaughter’ of their own citizens along religious and ethnic lines – and that therefore, the only viable option for the unique religious and ethnic minority is a sovereign Biafra separate from Nigeria.

“Nigerians and the international community are advised to be wary of this divisive campaign, which available evidence shows is being funded with a monthly spending of $85,000 since October 2019, with no records of the source of this largesse.”

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