Riot Occur in the Southeast as IPOB announces a new two-week sit-at-home protest.

Following Ohanaeze, other Southeast leaders announce plans to meet with Tinubu, and IPOB announces a new two-week sit-at-home.. Continue Reading 

It has been stated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that there will be a two-week sit-at-home protest in the South East.

On July 11, 2023, Simon Ekpa, the IPOB factional head, announced this in a tweet.

He asserts that the sit-at-home protest will occur between July 31 and August 14, 2023, and that it is in response to the Biafran people's call for more civil disobedience.

The Igbo top social and cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and other Southeast leaders had earlier announced a plan to meet President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the security situation in the region.

"Following the demand by the Biafra people for more sit-at-home civil disobedience, the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile (BRGIE) and Biafra De Facto Government In Homeland wish to notify Biafrans that there will be a sit-at-home civil disobedience starting from 31 July, 2023 to 14 August, 2023," Ekpa said.

According to him, the purpose of the sit-in is to demand "the immediate and unconditional release of IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who remains illegally detained at the DSS dungeon."

According to Ekpa, this is also done in order to be ready for "Biafra's self-referendum and to further put the world on notice that Biafrans are taking their future into their own hands."

He claims that it will be done thus in order to "nullify the illegitimacy of those who pose as Nigeria's representatives within Biafran territory.

There will be complete lockdown in Biafraland from Monday, July 31, 2023, to Friday, August 4, 2023, as a result of the sit-at-home protest.

He said that the two-week sit-at-home protest will end on Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, August 7, since all Biafran markets would be open.

From Monday, August 7, to Friday, August 11, Biafraland would be completely under lockdown. On Saturday, August 12, and Sunday, August 13, 2023, there will be a break since all Biafran markets will be open, according to Ekpa.

"Biafraland will be on lockdown on Monday, August 14. We hereby request that all market leaders completely abide by this directive and take it very seriously.

We further request that any oil companies operating in Biafran territory cease all oil drilling on these days to prevent upsetting the Biafran populace, which could have serious repercussions.