Confusion on Monday surrounded the whereabouts of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as the Israeli Government said the pictures and videos showing him praying in Israel could be old.

A report this morning by the Lagos-based Vanguard said that speaking during an interaction with some African journalists in Jerusalem, the spokesman of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Mr Emmanuel Nashon, said there was no evidence that the leader of IPoB was in their country of recent. “There are no details about his recent visit to this country yet,” Nashon reportedly said, adding that the pictures and videos could be old ones.

Speaking on their relationship with Africa, Nashon said Israel had been misconstrued, adding that they were getting back to their old friends. “Our relationship with Africa is extremely important,” he noted, insisting that the continent stands to benefit more from Israel.

“Israel is a peaceful nation that believes in the process of the world at these changing times,” Nashon disclosed, adding that they have different religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam that live peacefully with one another.

“Jerusalem is one of the great cities in the world. We are considering a lot of networks with Africa and African journalists will get direct contact with Israel journalists so that you don’t need to take news from agencies,” Nashon said.

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