Sen. Orji Kalu, has refuted social media reports of him paying a private visit to the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs Catriona Laing to discuss issues relating to IPOB. He explained that contrary to rumours, it was the British High Commissioner that visited him, at his Abuja residence on May 13. He said that he was accompanied by Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr Jonathan Bacon and Mr Stuart Gardner, the First Secretary on Political. xHe said Ngige was not even aware that the British envoy was paying him a visit on that same day. Kalu stressed that ” Putting the records straight, I neither visited nor discussed IPOB with British High Commissioner as reported.”

Source: The Guardian July 13, 2021 11:37 UTC