Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Friday, proclaimed an end to all sit-at-home orders in the South-East and any other suggested measures by the organisation to pressure the government into releasing him from custody.
In a handwritten letter that Nnamdi Kanu instructed his special attorney, Aloy Ejimakor, to read out to journalists during a global press conference held in Enugu on Friday, Kanu made the revelation.
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The leader of IPOB made it clear that anyone who continues to participate in sit-at-home protests in the area is no longer one of his disciples.
Kanu, in a written declaration dated July 24, 2023, which Ejimakor read, followed the refusal of a factional leader of the group, Simon Ekpa, to announce the cancellation and further declaration through his media platforms.
Kanu, however, warned Ekpa to “desist from calling for any sit-at-home henceforth” and “to make a public announcement to the effect that he (Ekpa) is in receipt of a direct order from him (Kanu) to cancel any pending sit-at-home in place at the moment”.
The statement read, “Simon, this is a direct order from me. I hereby instruct you to desist from calling for any sit-at-home henceforth. Equally, refrain from antagonising governors or persons in political positions because you are not in a position to know what they are doing on my behalf. I am ordering you to make a public announcement to the effect that you are in receipt of a direct order from me to cancel any pending sit-at-home in place at the moment.
“I embarked on this movement to liberate our people not to enslave them. I despise and will despise any person or entity that wishes to inflict unnecessary hardship on our people. I have authorised Alloy to issue a press statement if you fail to make this announcement on your platform.
“Anybody still engaging in sit-at-home is not my disciple. Haters of Biafra and mindless murderers in uniform are hiding under the cover of combating enforcers of sit-at-home to unleash mayhem against the same people we swore to defend.”
