The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB yesterday told the Inspector general of Police to rather focus on how to curb the boko haram and herdsmen menace than clamping down on the Biafran sit at home order.
MASSOB has said that no threat order by the Inspector General of Police will stop them from carrying out their May 30 Biafran Day celebrations.
MASSOB in a statement signed by its Anambra State coordinator and secretary, Mr. Augustine Egbeh and Joseph Nnaji, respectively, the group tasked the Inspector General of Police to deploy his men, to check the rampaging Boko Haran insurgents and herdsmen, who may likely carry out their nefarious activities and attacks on innocent people, instead of dissipating energy to attack and arrest of Biafra agitators.
MASSOB further stated that Nigerians, particularly the people of South East have already accepted to honor the Biafra heroes and heroines who laid their lives for them, by accepting to comply with the sit-at-home order, and therefore, there will not be any need for them to pursue people up and down to comply, thereby giving the police and the military the opportunity to confront and kill them.
In the statement MASSOB said “We have told our men what to do on that day and it will be a waste of time, energy and resources, for the security agents to come out in pursuit of members of MASSOB, IPOB and other Biafra agitators on Tuesday when they will be observing the sit-at-home style of Biafra Day celebration in their homes. “We therefore appeal to Nigerians and the people of South East in particular, to give Biafra fallen heroes and heroines the respect they deserve by complying with the planned sit-at-home directive by the IPOB and MASSOB, to avoid any embarrassment by the police and the military, whom we gathered, have perfected their plan to arrest and kill innocent people they will see on the streets, and brand them Biafra agitators.”
MASSOB reminded Ndigbo that the sit-at-home is to serve as “a mark of respect and honour to our gallant Biafra soldiers and civilians that died during the genocidal war against the people of Biafra”.
A statement signed by Comrade Monday Eboro, MASSOB Coordinator in Umunneochi Council, said “these gallant men are our heroes”. According to Eboro, “there shall be no movement of people, vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and tricycles (Keke NAPEP) in Umunneochi on Biafra day, May 30th. All major and minor markets, stalls, banks, schools, both private and government owned shall remain closed from 6am to 5pm”.
