IPOB Cancels One-week Sit-at-home

IPOB Cancels One-week Sit-at-home

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has lifted its earlier one week sit-at-home order slated to begin yesterday till November 10.

The group said the cancellation followed intervention of elders, traditional and religious leaders, as well as several appeals by mothers who earned their daily living from proceeds of their businesses.

In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB urged Anambra State residents to go out and exercise their franchise tomorrow.

The statement reads: “Following the genuine intervention of our elders, esteemed traditional institutions/rulers and religious leaders, and after a due consideration of the positive impacts of their engagement, and sequel to the fact that our elders have spoken in our terms, the leadership of IPOB, ably lead by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby and immediately calls off the one-week sit-at-home earlier declared to begin on November 5 till November 10, 2021.

“We have equally considered several appeals by our mothers who earn their living based on their daily economic activities, which will obviously be affected if Biafra land is locked down for one whole week. It’s never our intention to add to the pains of our people, hence our decision to suspend the sit-at-home.

“IPOB leadership is only interested in our referendum and peaceful agitation for self-determination, and cannot, under any guise, be seen to be interfering with any electoral process.

“The people of Anambra State should go out en masse and peacefully exercise their franchise on November 6, 2021 and, accordingly, choose a leader of their choice and should not be intimidated by anybody, group of persons or security agents.

“Credible intelligence available to us confirmed that the Nigeria Department of State Services (DSS) has concluded arrangement to deploy a branch of their trained terrorist group to Anambra State on November 6, 2021, to unleash mayhem on our people and attribute the killings to peaceful IPOB members.”

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