Turkey denies supporting Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB

The Republic of Turkey on Sunday denied ever supporting the Indigenous People of Biafra and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The position of the country was contained in a statement issued by its Embassy in Nigeria.

The denial followed the posting of videos in which Abdülkadir Erkahraman, a Turkish citizen, who described himself as an Ambassador, declared support for Kanu and IPOB.

But in the statement on Sunday, the Republic of Turkey said Erkahraman is neither an ambassador as he claimed nor a civil servant working for the Turkish Government.

It said: “The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey wishes to inform the Nigerian public about the following:

“Abdülkadir Erkahraman, a Turkish citizen, has been sharing videos for some time against the Nigerian Government and presents himself as a Turkish diplomat.

“Abdülkadir Erkahraman is neither a diplomat nor a civil servant or an official representative of the Government of Turkey.

“The Government of Turkey is committed to the territorial integrity and political unity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Furthermore, Turkey never supports secessionist activities against the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”