The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked people not
to go out in Eastern Nigeria, Benue,
Ondo, Adamawa on May 30.
This was contained in a press statement made available on
Friday.
The press statement
reads:
“The leadership and family members of the Indigenous People
of Biafra (IPOB) consider it imperative to use this opportunity to announce the
sit at home order throughout Biafraland and Nigeria in remembrance of our
fallen heroes and heroines whose sacrifice made it possible for this generation
to be alive today. We shall also remember all victims of Fulani herdsmen
attacks, Boko Haram violence and those that died at the hands of Nigerian
security agencies over the years that nobody remembers.
“We are calling on all the people of Southern Kaduna, Middle
Belt especially Benue, Adamawa, Kogi, those affected by herdsmen terrorism in
Ondo and other states in Yorubaland to join the great family of IPOB in
observing a day of solemn prayer and sit at home to remember those that lost
their lives unlawfully at the hands of Fulani terrorist herdsmen and security
agencies.
“This year’s remembrance will be special because it will
present a unique moment of shared pains and misery for all the families that
lost their loved ones to war, hunger, disease and terrorism. We remember those
that sacrificed their lives to defend the defenseless and those that lost their
lives because there was no one to defend them.
“There will be no human, vehicular or animal movement across
Biafraland on the 30th May 2018. Biafraland will be in total lock down. Middle
Belt and Yorubaland brethren are advised to join this historic sit at home to
honour the memory of all that died unjustly in Nigeria.
“Churches, mosques,
synagogues and temples are encouraged to open their places of worship on the
midnight of the 29th of May for special midnight prayers in remembrance of all
that died as a result of violence. Special vigil will be held at the homes of
select Biafran heroes.
“30th of May is an annual remembrance event initiated by
IPOB worldwide to honour our fallen Biafran soldiers without whom this
generation of Biafrans would not have existed. We owe our heroes of the class
of 67-70 an incalculable debt of gratitude and shall honor them annually until
the end of time. We shall never forget them!
“In our usual tradition, all IPOB families in the diaspora
must rally on the streets of their respective countries with written petitions
ready to be submitted to the nearest
United Nation offices and embassies of foreign missions in that country.
“As our freedom draws near this year, our 30th of May
sit-at-home and total lock down of Biafraland will be remarkable. The whole
world is looking up to IPOB, who through the grace of the Most High God will
deliver Biafra and all other oppressed peoples of Northern and Western Nigeria
from bondage into freedom.”
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