By Seun Opejobi The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared a sit-at-home on May 30. IPOB declared the sit-at-home to ...
By Seun Opejobi
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared a
sit-at-home on May 30.
IPOB declared the sit-at-home to remember those killed
during the Biafra war and the struggle for self-determination.
During the sit-at-home, IPOB ordered a total shutdown of
marketplaces, schools, churches, and all social gatherings.
The spokesperson of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said only hospitals
and medical personnel are allowed to operate during the sit-at-home across the
Southeast.
A statement by Powerful reads partly: “The Indigenous People
of Biafra, ably led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to remind Biafrans, friends of
Biafra, and lovers of Biafra freedom across the world that May 30, 2023, is
sacrosanct and every Biafran must remember and honour those who died for us to
live.
“We must remember those who died in slave chains and in
tortures at the hands of slave masters, those thrown overboard, and those that
preferred death to being taken as slaves. We remember them all.
“We remember our eternal leader, Ikemba Nnewi Dikedioranma,
DIM Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, General Philip Efiong, Dr Frank Opigo Okokon
Ndem, Col. Achuzie, Bruce Mayrock, Christian Aid workers, Biafra Aid
Volunteers, and many others whose contributions during Biafra and the Nigerian
genocide against Biafrans are the reason why we are alive today. We must
remember; we remember all!
“This year’s event will be special, and the one-day
sit-at-home in Biafraland will be total and will be from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on
May 30, 2023. Every economic, social, religious, and political activity in
Biafraland will be suspended, with the exception of hospitals, doctors, nurses,
ambulances, and other health workers. All other people and workplaces are
advised to sit at home.”
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