‘PeterObi is now IPOB spokesman’ — Simon Ekpa hits back over sit-at-home comment | TheCable
July 13, 2023 7:20 PMSimon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra , has responded to a statement made by Peter Obi on the sit-at-home directive in the south-east.
The proscribed separatist group introduced sit-at-home to demand the release of Kanu who is being detained by the Department of Security Services . Ekpa had declared a total lockdown in the south-east geopolitical zone from July 3 to 10, instructing members of the proscribed group to interrupt business activities and prevent people from carrying out their daily work.,
the sit-at-home directive as the handiwork of a criminal enterprise, noting that IPOB has “publicly denied issuing such directive.”“Also disturbing is the continued disruption of business and social activities in the South East region over the Sit-at-Home directive purported to be coming from the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, when the body has publicly denied issuing such directive,” Obi had said.
“What is going on in the south-east therefore is essentially a criminal activity that must be nipped in the bud, with all hands being on deck, security agencies, and the people alike.”, Ekpa said the former governor of Anambra has now become the spokesperson of the
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