Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared October 1, 2020 as
sit-at-home across Biafraland, according to a report by TheNation.
Acccording to IPOB, members are to stay at home over alleged
intelligence that terrorist groups plan to slaughter people of the
region who intend to celebrate the Independence day.
In a statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful,
IPOB said its members would join its Yoruba bretheren agitating for
Oduduwa Republic, in public protests to mark the day.
The pro-Biafran group stressed complete and total lockdown of
Biafraland and other terror ravaged areas of the Middle Belt come 1st of
October 2020 was sacrosanct, irreversible and non-negotiable.
It enjoined all Biafrans and every conscious Nigerian to boycott
every government organised ceremony designed to eulogise Nigeria.
The statement partly reads: “We the global movement of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great Leader, Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu, wish to announce to all Biafrans, friends of Biafra and
lovers of freedom all over the world that Biafrans across the globe
shall observe a sit-at-home in Biafraland and where permissible in the
diaspora, join our Yoruba bretheren agitating for Oduduwa Republic, in
public protests to mark the October 1, 2020.
“We therefore, enjoin all Biafrans and every conscious
Nigerian, especially those ethnic nationalities reeling from the triple
double blow of state sponsored terrorism, bad governance and economic
annihilation, to boycott every government organised ceremony designed to
eulogise the failure that Nigeria has become.
“This is the time to let the world know how disastrously intolerable human existence is in Nigeria today.
“If you want to see an end to terrorism and organised
mediocrity, now is the time to register your anger by ensuring that you
and your household sit-at-home on October 1, 2020. Do not risk the life
and well-being of your children by allowing them to gather in groups in
the open where terrorists may find it easier to blow them up or kidnap
them.
“There is credible intelligence that terrorist groups are
planning to slaughter our children should they venture out to celebrate
or March on October 1st.
“This order is to highlight our position and resolve as
Biafrans that we are no longer interested in proping up a crumbling
terrorist state.
“The leadership of this great movement in conjunction with
supporters of Biafra freedom across the globe have concluded every
arrangement to let the whole world know and understand that we are no
longer part of this shambolic monument to terrorism and failure.
“As this long expired man made contraption marks her abused
independence on October 1st this year, we IPOB will appropriately
declare our intention towards the full and irreversible restoration of
Biafra sovereignty and independence for all oppresed ethnic groups in
Nigeria.
“Complete and total lockdown of Biafraland and other terror
ravaged areas of the Middle Belt come 1st of October 2020 is sacrosanct,
irreversible and non-negotiable!
“Wholesale slaughter of innocent Judeo-Christians and state
sponsored ethnic cleansing cannot be going on in our land at the same
time as fake jamborees are being organised by the same sponsors terror
attacks,⁹ in order to deflect our attention away from the imminent
danger we are all in.
“We therefore urge that all markets, schools and businesses in
Biafraland and beyond be shut down as a mark of respect to all those who
have died as a result of terrorism against innocent civilians
especially Christians, ethnic cleansing in Southern Kaduna and elsewhere
across the Middle Belt.
“Everywhere in Biafraland must be under lock for Nigeria and
the world to know that we are all united in our march toward total
freedom. There should be no public events or ceremonies in Biafraland to
avoid any needless loss of lives.”
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