Sit-at-home: IPOB commends Ndigbo for observing Biafran heroes’ day celebration

By Cyprian Ebele, Oniitsha

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,, on Friday commended Igbos for what it described as a successful celebration of May 30th 2024 Biafran heroes day.

The group recalled the genocide of over six million Biafrans murdered during 1967-1970 genocidal war.

The spokesperson of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said, “IPOB leadership commend members who mobilised Biafrans to sit-at-home in honor of our heroes and heroines.

“We are thankful to Biafrans in all the States of Biafra particularly in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Rivers, Cross River, Delta and Akwa Ibom states.

“Also the Biafran clans of Edo State, Benue and Kogi States for compliance to the sit-at-home. We also congratulate Biafrans in diaspora who marched on the streets in raising awareness in their respective countries.

“At least an important message has been sent to our adversaries that the illegal detention of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu does not deter the resoluteness of IPOB and Biafrans for our freedom. IPOB is a state actor that is fully in control of Biafra territory.

“As we remember, our fallen heroes and heroines, including IPOB members who were killed, we do so reverently. Our message to Nigeria is never will Biafrans be slaughtered unchallenged again.

“We shall continue to remember and honor our heroes and heroines who died in defense of our lives during the genocidal war of 1967-1970 against which was orchestrated by the British and Nigeria government.

“We remember those still paying the supreme and ultimately prize till date. We shall continue to remember them until Biafra comes and beyond. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB leadership (DOS) pledged never to disappoint Biafrans. We have come to restore Biafra and Biafra we must get.

“It is a time of introspection, a moment to consider the position of Biafrans in modern-day Nigeria and their relevance in the broader national context. Unfortunately, the issues that ultimately led to the Biafran genocidal war in 1967 still exist today.

“The present Nigeria Government’s policies and persecution against Ndigbo have been x-rayed by continuous illegal detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” it lamented.