The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened to impose a sit-at-home order for six days on the entire south-east if its leader Nnamdi Kanu is not released from detention unconditionally before November 4, 2021.
The threat issued in a statement by IPOB’s spokesman Emma Powerful on Saturday would, if effected, jeopardise the governorship election in Anambra slated for November 6.
Attorney general of the federation Abubakar Malami had threatened that the Federal Government would consider imposing a state of emergency on Anambra for the election to hold.
Emma Powerful, however, said failure to release Mr Kanu would attract sit-at-home from November 5, 2021 till November 10 with exception of Sunday, November 7.
Kanu is due to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 10 for the court to hear his application challenging the competency of the seven-count amended charges preferred against him by the Federal Government.
“We wish to inform Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that IPOB will lock down Biafra land from 5th of November to 10th of November except Sunday, November 7th, a day our people worship the Almighty God, Chukwu Okike Abiama,” IPOB’s statement read.
“Following the adjournment of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s court case to 10th of November 2021, by the Federal High Court Abuja, we the great movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), wish to inform Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that IPOB will lock down Biafra land from 5th of November to 10th of November except Sunday, November 7th, a day our people worship the Almighty God, Chukwu Okike Abiama, if the Nigeria Government fails to release our leader unconditionally before 4th of November 2021.”
The separatist group said it regretted the inconveniences the lockdown would bring on the people but stressed that no amount of sacrifice would be too much to ensure its leader regained his freedom.
