The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on other secessionist groups to join it observe one-month sit-at-home.
The sit-at-home is billed to kick off on October 21. Yoruba nation agitators also want out of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Media and Public Secretary of the separatist group, Emma Powerful, on Sunday.
According to him, the one-month protest would be subject to the refusal of the Directorate of State Services to bring its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to court on the said date.
The group alleged that it had learnt that there was a plan by the Nigerian Government not to bring Kanu to court on that day as a ploy to continue to incarcerate him.
The statement read in part, “Following our earlier declaration of one-month lockdown of Biafra land should the Nigeria Government fail to bring our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to the court on October 21,
we, the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra request our brothers and sisters in Oduduwa republic and Middle Belt, including Igbo and Biafra businessmen and women, traders who are doing business outside Biafra land, to shut down their businesses to demonstrate our resolve for the emergence of our new nation, Biafra, and support for our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and others who are facing a similar fate with us to join us in sympathy protest.
“We need to put our differences behind us and rise as one people to defend our ancestral land against our common enemy and show Fulani and their cohorts that Nigeria belongs to all of us and any Biafra man residents in Kano, Kaduna, Jos, Jigawa, and other parts of North and western parts of Nigeria must shut down their shops in support of this fight for freedom and release of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“We cannot afford to abandon him at this point after sacrificing so much for us all. We must not fail to understand that the Federal Government dread Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho; two heroes of freedom, and that is why it wants to keep them out of circulation. But we must resist the evil plot.”
Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him at the court in response to his agitation for the Republic of Biafra.
The scheduled trial in July suffered a setback, with the judge adjourning till October 21.
Jerry Chin, a man living in China, amazed many netizens with his perfect command of the Chinese language. The man… Read More
Nancy Isime, a Nigerian actress, has sparked interest on social media with a tweet about her new appearance. Nancy Isime… Read More
A contestant who took the 2024 JAMB UTME has disclosed his results after verifying them online. According to the results,… Read More
Pete Edochie Jr., the youngest kid of prominent Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, caused social media buzz when he turned one… Read More
Nathan Nwachuku said that he struck a wager with his younger sister on clearing the JAMB. Apparently, they had set… Read More
Sola Sobowale, a Nollywood actress, is passionate about her career, as seen by her return from a trip to the… Read More
This website uses cookies.