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…. Says Enforcing Lockdown On January 17, 19 and 20 is Criminal

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, has been declared Sit-At-Home by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying that the enforcement of lockdown in the South East on January 17, 19 and 20 is criminal.

The group explained that the Tuesday lockdown is in solidarity with the IPOB’s incarcerated leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as the Umuahia High Court hears a pending fundamental human rights enforcement suit Mazi Kanu brought against the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB hinted that “Biafrans” would also back Kanu on January 19 and 20 when he would attend the Justice Binta Nyako Federal High Court Abuja sittings, but they would not observe sit-at-home on those days.

The IPOB spokesman noted that “Following our leader’s upcoming court appearances on January 18, 19 and 20, 2022, we wish to remind Biafrans that there will be sit-at-home on January 18 and not January 19 and 20.

“In keeping with our solidarity with Kanu, the entire Biafra land will be on lockdown only on January 18 for obvious reasons.

“Biafrans should understand that January 19 is the judgment day in our leader’s suit against the Federal Government, which is pending before an Umuahia High Court. So, there will be no sit-at-home that day.

“Again, we don’t want to compound the pains of our people, hence, we will limit the sit-at-home to only January 18.

“Biafrans and residents of the South East should go about their businesses without molestation on January 19 and 20, 2022.

“Anybody found enforcing sit-at-home on 17th, 19th and 20th is criminal and should be treated as such, because IPOB leadership has given an order, which was duly signed,” the statement clarified.