IPOB dispels rumour of one week sit-at-home in S/East

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dispelled the rumour making round in states across the Southeast geo-political zone that residents should stay indoors, and businesses as well as markets remain closed with effect from Tuesday.

Director of Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful dismissed the rumour in a statement issued on Monday.

Powerful said “IPOB,  the Directorate of State, (DOS), and the Supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu wish to publicly disassociate IPOB from any purported call for a one-week sit-at-home for Biafrans.

“This clarification has become necessary because Biafrans have sent inquiries asking if the IPOB leadership has called for a sit-at-home. IPOB is not part of such irresponsible order from government-paid agents whose agenda is to ridicule the struggle to restore Biafra sovereignty. Therefore, Biafrans should ignore the rabble-rousers. There is *NO* sit-at-home scheduled.

“The purported one-week sit-at-home jingle on social media is **NOT* from IPOB.”

“We are not in the business of issuing irresponsible and non-existent sit-at-home orders. IPOB is a responsible movement and family. Our aims and objectives are to give peace and freedom to our people not to inflict more pain on the pains Nigeria has already inflicted on us.

“Therefore, the public should ignore any rumour about a one-week sit-at-home in Biafra Land. Those behind these devilish orders are not IPOB members, and they are not working for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.