Biafra sit-at-home order: IPOB rates compliance 100percent, congratulates Igbos

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rated the level of compliance to the sit-home protest declared by its leader as perfect, while expressing happiness over the level of compliance in the exercise.

A press release by the media and publicity secretary of the group, Emma Powerful congratulated Biafrans for observing the exercise ordered by its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying it was a feat never achieved in the history of Biafra struggle.

He said, “Our supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu issued this order of sit at home when he was still in Kuje prison Abuja and it has come to pass, all the people of Biafra both home and abroad complied in all totality which was not done in the history of Biafra struggle.”

Powerful said that exercise was held in 75 countries of the world with street protests in the diaspora and sit-at-home protest in Nigeria for fear of attack from security forces loyal to the Nigerian federal government.

Countries where the protest march was observed, Powerful said included: Taiwan, Chad, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Russia, Ukraine, Angola, Congo DRC, Mozambique, Luxembourg, Brazil, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts, Canada, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, France.

Others he said are: Germany, Austria, Finland, South Africa, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin Republic, Gabon, Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Greece, Pakistan, India, Canada Tiriniga and Tobago, Isreal, Italy, Argentina, Bokinafaso, Tanzania, Sao tome and Principe, Australia, Japan, North and South Korea, Namibia, Niger Republic,  Tunisia Algeria, Cape Verde and others.

He added that the success of the exercise meant total defeat of some elements who he said were sponsored by the federal government to sabotage the event.

“Biafrans have proven to the entire world that they need Freedom and the world must know that we are not going back in the quest for independence of Biafra.

“The sit at home order was a success and all the market, schools, Banks, Companies/industries, transport companies businesses in Biafraland were in total compliance may God Almighty (Chukwu Okike Abiama) bless you all. We congratulate you all, Biafra is with us.”