The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday insisted that the Monday sit-at-home order remains cancelled.
The group stated this while reacting to the reports that some rural areas are still observing the sit-at-home due to fear of criminal enforcers claiming to be members of the group.
The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful said the sit-at-home order was aimed at blackmailing IPOB.
According to Powerful, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has ordered that the order should cease.
The statement reads, โWe the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the great and indefatigable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to remind Biafrans in Biafra Land, friends of Biafra, and lovers of Biafra freedom across the world that Monday sit-at-home remains suspended.
โWe are concerned that in some areas, especially rural areas, our people continue to observe Monday sit-at-home due to threats from criminal enforcers linking themselves to the IPOB movement. We have said it numerous times that the Monday sit-at-home is infamous and can not be allowed to continue.
โThe now suspended Monday sit-at-home order was an IPOB leadership order that was suspended by the leadership in collaboration with our leader after considering some adverse effects of it on our people and how our enemies can possibly use it.
โJust as predicted by IPOB leadership, Nigeria Security Agents, infiltrators, and government agents hijacked it and used it to torment our people and to rubbish IPOBโs name in Biafra Land and in other countries.
โMondays in Biafra Land has become a day for the Agent Provocateurs and the Nigeria Security Agencies to kill and destroy our land just because they want to blackmail IPOB.
โIPOB leadership is always ahead of our enemies and cancelled this tool before our enemies could start using it. We are telling all and sundry that sit-at-home HAS BEEN CANCELED.
โOur leader, Mazi Nnamdi KANU, has once again ordered from DSS custody that Monday sit-at-home should cease in every part of Biafra land.
โIPOB is not and will never be responsible for any outcome arising from this non-existent sit-at-home, and we shall no longer talk about it.
โNdigbo are not cowards and, therefore, should normalize their Mondays like before. Anyone seen enforcing Monday sit-at-home should be treated as a criminal and enemy of our people.โ