The Indigenous People of
Biafra(IPOB) has announced May 30th as date for this year’s sit-at-home
exercise. Its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful announced through a
press statement.
The exercise has become an annual
event, which the group said is used to honour Igbo indigenes who lost their
lives in the three-year long civil war which took place between 1967 and 1970.
IPOB said this year’s event would
be special as it has included states in the middle belt, which are being
ravaged by Fulani herdsmen as part of the exercise.
Powerful said another unique
feature of this year’s exercise is that unlike other years when members are
advised to stay at home, this year’s will feature solemn church service from
the night of 29th May all through to 30th May.
This it said would be in honour
and in remembrance of those killed during the civil war, those killed by
security forces during IPOB rallies and those killed by Fulani cattle herders in
the middle-belt area of Nigeria.
Part of the press statement
released to our correspondent by the group read, “We 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.
“This year, 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.”
The group further stated that,
“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!”
It called on its members in the
Diaspora to ensure full rally on the streets of their respective countries with
written petitions which would be submitted to the nearest United Nations
offices and embassies of foreign missions in those countries.
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