The group referred to the planned weekly protest ‘ghost Monday.’
The Indigenous People of Biafra has announced a total lockdown of social and economic activities every Monday starting from August 9 in the South-East region of the country.
The statement reads, “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to announce to all Biafra citizens, friends of Biafra and lovers of Biafra freedom and independence that IPOB leadership has declared every Monday 'a ghost Monday.' This declaration takes effect from Monday, August 9, 2021.
The Nnamdi Kanu-led secessionist group allegedly faulted the operatives of the DSS for torturing its leader, adding that their plot is to kill him. “DSS should know that if anything untoward happens to him, we are going to confirm what IPOB is made of and they will understand that we are prepared for this freedom. Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not a criminal and has the right to be visited in their custody.
While the group called on the Nigerian government to grant Kanu’s lawyers access to him and allow him to sign the British Consular documents to help him, it also bragged that it would paralyse the country’s economy till its leader regains freedom. “We urge Biafrans to be prepared because we will no longer fold our arms while our leader who is fighting for the liberation of the oppressed indigenous nationalities in Nigeria is languishing in detention. We are going to cripple the Nigerian economy until they free him.
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