Kanu: IPOB declares Tuesday sit-at-home in South-East

The Indigenous Individuals of Biafra has declared Tuesday, September 13, as sit-at-home within the South-East.

The professional-Biafran group acknowledged that the directive was in solidarity with its detained chief, Nnamdi Kanu, who shall be showing in court docket on that day.

They insisted that there shall be a complete lockdown of the entire 5 states within the South-East for 2 causes: Kanu’s court docket look and the go to of the President, Main Basic Muhammad Buhari to Owerri, Imo State.

In an announcement on Saturday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Highly effective, mentioned IPOB is solely implementing an current order to lock down Biafraland any day its chief will seem in court docket at Abuja.

The assertion learn partly, “The worldwide household and motion of the IPOB needs to announce to most people, particularly Biafrans that Tuesday September 13, has been declared a day of civil motion within the type of Sit-At-Residence in Biafraland.

“The Tuesday’s civil motion is essential for 2 causes: First, our chief’s Attraction court docket listening to that was purported to be on October 11 has been introduced ahead to September 13, 2022.

“As normal, we name on Biafrans and lovers of freedom to show our solidarity with our chief who’s bearing our yoke in detention for over a yr now.

“IPOB by no means issued a brand new directive to Biafrans, however is solely implementing an current order to lock down Biafraland any day the our chief will seem in court docket at Abuja.

“It was based mostly on such settlement with our chief that knowledgeable the suspension of the preliminary Mondays sit-at-home declared by IPOB management in August of 2021.

“It’s crucial that our individuals perceive this and go about their each day work and companies on Monday and get ready for Tuesday, September 13, 2022 as a result of Biafraland shall be locked down utterly.

“Secondly, it has come to our information that the Imo State Authorities has determined to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to Oweeri the Imo state capital Tuesday the thirteenth of September 2022 the exact same day the chief of the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shall be showing in Court docket.

“There shall be a complete lock down of the entire of Biafraland on Tuesday the thirteenth of September 2022. The Imposter Buhari can’t be coming to Imo State whereas he continues to detain our chief Mazi Nnamdi within the DSS custody.

“Kanu have to be launched unconditionally as a result of he dedicated no crime recognized to legislation. We should warn girls teams, the clergy women and men, conventional rulers, president-generals and others who could also be considering going to Owerri on Tuesday to welcome Buhari.

“In case you are in assist of Buhari detaining our chief Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, then go to Owerri on Tuesday the thirteenth day of September and welcome the President.

“We, subsequently, anticipate all markets, colleges, banks, companies and firms together with police stations in Biafra Land to be beneath lock and key on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in solidarity with our Chief Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“IPOB members are peaceable. We don’t implement sit-at-home. Nonetheless, we wouldn’t tolerate individuals flouting IPOB management directives.

“Due to this fact, everybody in Biafran territory should adhere to this civil motion within the type of sit-at residence on Tuesday. Biafrans are usually not recognized to be cowards as a result of we stand with out concern earlier than our enemies.”