Britain has made it clear that it would not support any group that is agitating for the break-up of Nigeria as a country.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, who made this position known when he spoke in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, stressed that Britain is in support of the unity of Nigeria and the present Nigerian Government.
Mr. Arkwright, who was in Ilorin to pay a visit on the speaker of the state house of assembly, said that Nigeria is important to Britain and that it strongly believes in one Nigeria.
“We have nothing to do with any agitation aimed at the break-up of Nigeria. We strongly support the unity of Nigeria. We strongly support the Federal Government and that is the position the British government has held consistently.
“So, we have absolutely no interest in stirring up any agitation and anybody who claims that the British Government is involved in any way in any of that is completely wrong.”
Source: Channelstv. [myad]
