Ipob declares total lockdown on May 31

 THE Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 31 as no movement day, against the earlier stipulated date which was May 30th.

The modification, according to IPOB, was due to genuine observations about its earlier directive, “as many of our people observe Sundays as a day of worship”.

It, however, added that all commercial activities would be shut down on May 31, 2021, throughout Biafra land.

The group stated this in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday morning.

The statement read in part, “We, the Indigenous People of Biafra, ably led by our great and indomitable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to announce that this year’s Biafra Remembrance Day sit-at-home will now hold on Monday, May 31, and not Sunday, May 30 as earlier directed.

“The modification is following genuine observations about our earlier directive as many of our people observe Sunday as a day of worship. There will be partial observation of the Biafra Day on May 30th. But there will be a total lockdown and sit-at-home on Monday, 31st of May.