he Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described its May 30 sit-at-home as a huge success, saying over 100 countries where Biafra people reside participated.
A statement yesterday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the protest held beyond Biafra Land.
While praising members for their doggedness and perseverance in the agitation, the group said the Southeast governors who tried to sabotage the exercise should cover their faces in shame.
The statement reads: “We, the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) congratulate all Biafrans and lovers of freedom all over Biafraland and various parts of Southern Nigeria, who contributed towards the successful outcome of our heroes’ remembrance day by sitting at home.
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“We salute the courage, determination and resoluteness of all Biafrans who defied the military and police threats, including intimidation and harassment from Hausa-Fulani cabal in Aso Rock and Southeast governors, to sit-at-home.
“We praise the people of Ogoni, Ijaw, Uhrobo, Annang, Igbo, Idoma, Igede, Igala, Igbanke/Igboakiri and others who observed and remembered those who sacrificed their lives for us to be alive today.
“From Ogoja in the east to the border town of Igbanke in the west; from Oturkpo in the north to the island of Bonny in the south, Biafrans observed in their own unique way, a day of solemnity, reverence and respect for our departed heroes and heroines.
“We also salute the indefatigable spirit of IPOB family members in the Diaspora who rallied in over 100 countries across Europe, Asia, America, Australia, South America and Africa. Picture and video evidence abound to lend credence to the fact that Biafra people obeyed IPOB’s sit-at-home order on May 30.”
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