Anthony Iwuoma
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said it did not issue any order asking people to sit-at-home today (Friday).
The pro-Biafra agitators said in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, that people should go about their various businesses Friday.
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“The IPOB leadership have condemned the barbaric killing of 14 innocent Igbo youths by Ebebuagu and we have taken our strategic measures to curtail this from happening again, but we have not called for any unauthorised sit-at-home on Friday 22nd, July 2022 in response to this murder of the innocent Imo youths.
“We have also commended our people for protesting the murder of the innocent youths. We have ways of dealing with enemies in our territories without putting more pains on our people who are already under pains.
“We, therefore, urge our people to ignore the meaningless and senseless order to sit-at-home tomorrow.
“IPOB did not order sit-at-home on Friday which is tomorrow 22nd July 2022, this would be reechoed tonight by IPOB leadership the Governing body.”
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There had been rumours that following the controversial killing of the 14 Igbo youths, who were reportedly cut down by the Ebubeagu security outfit, IPOB had ordered people in the South East to show their resentment by sitting at home, on Friday.
It was gathered that the youths were returning from a wedding when they were shot dead.