…Tell residents to defy market closure
The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has saluted the people of Anambra State for observing the Monday sit-at-home despite threats by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
Residents, including traders, had stayed indoors on Monday because of the sit-at-home directive, forcing the governor to shut down Onitsha Main Market for one week. It was gathered that the shutdown could be extended to a month if traders refuse to open their shops next Monday.
Reacting in a statement yesterday, IPOB, through its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the people of Anambra have spoken.
IPOB also warned Governor Soludo to stop threatening to close markets in the state. It also told the traders to ignore the closure of the market by the government and open their shops from Tuesday.
The pro-Biafra group urged Soludo to campaign for Nnamdi Kanu’s release, instead of fighting his own people. “Governor Soludo must understand that the sit-at-home remains what it has always been: a civil disobedience and silent protest against injustice”, it stated.
IPOB demanded Nnamdi Kanu’s release, saying, “The solution is straightforward: Release Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Until that is done, the demand for justice will not disappear. We urge all Ndị Igbo to remain peaceful, disciplined and focused. This struggle is moral, lawful and historic—and intimidation will not stop a people determined to be free”.
