Anthony Iwuoma
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a total lockdown of the entire South-east region, on Tuesday, next week, in solidarity with its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whose case is coming up at the Appeal Court on the said date.
Tagged ‘a day of civil action’, IPOB said the sit-at-home order was also in protest against President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to Imo State.
A statement by IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the pro-Biafra agitators were enforcing the existing sit-at-home order as regards their leader’s court appearance.
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“The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of our indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu, wish to announce to the general public, especially Biafrans that Tuesday 13th of September has been declared a day of civil action in the form of sit-at-home in Biafra Land,” the statement read.
“The Tuesday 13th September, 2022 civil action is very important for two reasons.
“First, our leader’s Appeal court hearing that was supposed to be on October 11th has been brought forward to 13th September, 2022. As usual we call on Biafrans and lovers of freedom to demonstrate our solidarity with our leader who has been bearing our yoke in detention for over a year now.
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“There shall be a TOTAL LOCKDOWN of the whole of Biafraland on Tuesday the 13th of September 2022. The Imposter Buhari cannot be coming to Imo State while he continues to detain our leader Mazi Nnamdi, in the DSS custody,” it said, insisting on the unconditional release of Kanu.
However, IPOB added that there would be no sit-at-home on Monday next week and enjoined the people to go about their lawful business.
Kanu is being tried by the Federal Government since his rearrest in Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria over his campaign for an independent state of Biafra.
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, had struck out eight of the 15 charges preferred against him but, dissatisfied with the ruling, Kanu had proceeded to the Appeal Court praying that the remaining seven charges be also quashed.
