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September 22, 2021

By Arogbonlo Israel

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says it will commence a “total lockdown” of the South-East if Nnmadi Kanu, its leader, is not produced for his next court appearance slated for 7 October 2021.

Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony brought against him by the federal government over his campaign for the Republic of Biafra.

He was released in April 2017 on health grounds but jumped bail after flouting some of the conditions given to him by the court.

Kanu was re-arraigned before Binta Nyako of the federal high court in Abuja on June 29 after being intercepted and extradited to Nigeria.

The trial was adjourned till October 7 owing to the failure of the federal government, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Nigerian Army to appear in court on Tuesday.

But in a statement issued on Wednesday by Emma Powerful, IPOB media and publicity secretary, the total lockdown will take effect on October 7.

“If the federal government refuses to bring him (Nnamdi Kanu) to court in his next court appearance on October 7, 2021, the entire Biafra land will be on total lock down for one month. The federal government will know that they cannot take us for granted any more.

“Our peaceful disposition as a people should not be misconstrued as weakness. Nigeria cannot incarcerate our leader illegally and expect things to be normal again. If by October 7, Kanu is not brought to court, Nigeria will know that Kanu commands the unflinching loyalty of over 60 million Biafrans home and in Diaspora,” the statement partly read.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/09/nnamdi-kanu-vs-fg-well-lockdown-south-east-for-one-month-if-ipob/

Awesome! One is the first odd positive number but it does not leave a remainder 1, so how about we make 3, 5, or 7 months. That'll send powerful massage. I like the way y'all think we are in some late middle age of the post classical era. If y'all want to fight the modern globalization, you know where the UN is located.

It was Zik who refused to accept Awolowo’s handshake across the Niger since after the 1951 parliamentary elections. Later Awolowo summoned the Yoruba Obas and the elites of the Yoruba nation to a meeting. He told them that he was not worried that his party, the Action Group (AG) lost the election. He said that what worried him was what future Yoruba generations would say about their own generation for allowing Zik, an Igboman, to rule them in their own land considering that the Yorubas were exposed to western civilization and Christianity before the Igbos! A shout of “otio,otio” the Yoruba word for no, exploded till date


Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was largely responsible, directly and indirectly, for the plight of y'all from 1960 to date. Which made Britain, to hand over power on a platter of gold to their well-nurtured obedient children, Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Tafawa Balewa

Azikiwe led the NCNC into the important 1959 federal elections, which preceded Nigerian independence. He was able to form a temporary government with the powerful Northern People’s Congress, but its deputy leader, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, took the key post of prime minister.

So your competition with the Yorubas bring us to this questions, what's your problem with the North.

The recent sit-at home order has shown their capability...

You want to lockdown for a month, that will be Hara Kiri on the part of IPOB

Sometimes I wonder if the so called IPOB leaders are in Nigeria, because how can someone in his right mind just talk about lockdown for a month. Don't they think about
The market men and women
Shoemakers a
Barbers
Transport workers
Food sellers
And many other, even the people will revolt against them with this dumb move.

Emergingnation:
The recent sit-at home order has shown their capability...

lockdown for one day in a week is different from one month, when you try to take the livelihood of people you will see real anger

One month is too small

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Thanks for reading

sammy329:
lockdown for one day in a week is different from one month, when you try to take livelihood of people you will see real anger

if they lock down for a week, that will be the end of ipob, cos there will be serious outrage by the people, even security force will not contain the bloody onslaught against ipob by the easteern masses. It will just end up as win win for fed government. Freedom of movement, conscience, and association e.t.c are fundamental human rights in civilian government, so a fellow civilian has no right to trample on the rights of a civilian. Kanu isn't dead or killed by govt, haba sef.

"S/O to followers of El-Zakzaky. They consistently protested in Abuja until he was released, they didn't enforce sit-at-home on innocent Shites. They even had the guts to block National mosque when Buhari went to pray. I can't say the same for worshippers of Kanu & IPOB."
- @afamdeluxo

sammy329:


You want to lockdown for a month, that will be a very wrong.

Sometimes I wonder if the so called IPOB leaders are in Nigeria, because how can someone in his right mind just talk about lockdown for a month. Don't they think about
The market men and women
Shoemakers a
Barbers
Transport workers
Food sellers
And many other, even the people will revolt against them with this dumb move.

This is an act of war, a matter of survival.

Igbos are fully prepare for any eventuality.

And we'll never condone the kind of treatment melted to shia leader El-zakzaky during his stays in detention....

Emergingnation:
This is an act of war, a matter of survival.

Igbos are fully prepare for any eventuality.

And we'll never condone the kind of treatment melted to shia leader El-zakzaky during his stays in detention....

keep deceiving yourself

Take the livelihood of people and see real wahala.

sammy329:
lockdown for one day in a week is different from one month, when you try to take the livelihood of people you will see real anger

It'll shocked you, don't under estimate the resolved of the Igbos.

Nice one IPOB.

But 1 month is too small because the rationale behind it cannot be explained. If he’s produced in court, it doesn’t mean he will be freed that day.

Hence, IPOB should make the sit at home to be “until further notice”. They should extend the sit at home to whenever Buhari agrees to free Kanu and use the presidential jet to take him back to Abia.

Emergingnation:
It'll shocked you, don't under estimate the resolved of the Igbos.

okay, try and lockdown for one month and see revolt, you don't really understand what I'm saying.

Next date for call case is October 21 not 7 October please be guided.

What's there to lock in an already landlocked states/ area filled with international terrorists?

7 October case has nothing to do with him coming to court the case is on health issue

Does IPOB own the South East ?

This is a masterpiece approach. To all those that will come back and demonize IPOB what they are simply asking for is for d authorities to produce d accused MNK in court so that his trial can continue. They have not said he must be granted bail or be freed but only telling them that they should produce evidences against him in court for adjudication by d judge. If d FG fails to do this then blame any other person not IPOB. As for all those still in doubt of IPOB mass appeal ask Ifeanyi Ubah
who told BBC of their 'power" and all d Anambra political gladiators who aren't sure of d gubernatorial election of Nov

You must lockdown for 1year before we take u seriously

By the time Nnamdi Kanu and ipob finish with u people if anybody mentions Biafra to u people in future na una go use una hand carry them hand over to dss

Stupid people. You could not fight to stop buhari from going to work if he doesn't do your bidden, instead you turn to oppress the same people you claim you are fighting for. Shame on you.

PIMPAR:
What's there to lock in an already landlocked states/ area

How's SouthEast landlocked??

i thought these pigs were wise

Tomek09:

How's SouthEast landlocked??

how is that slum is not landlock?

What's our business sef? You can lockdown for a whole year if you wish. Let's see who will suffer the effect.

sammy329:
okay, try and lockdown for one month and see revolt, you don't really understand what I'm saying.

Quest for secession isn't a fun-fare but a warfare..

Don't expect it to be easy, it wasn't easy for south Africans during apartheid regimed, they collectively forth very hard for many years, until they were liberated

jlinkd78:
This is a masterpiece approach. To all those that will come back and demonize IPOB what they are simply asking for is for d authorities to produce d accused MNK in court so that his trial can continue. They have not said he must be granted bail or be freed but only telling them that they should produce evidences against him in court for adjudication by d judge. If d FG fails to do this then blame any other person not IPOB

How you people reason makes me feel ashamed of having shared the same Igbo identity with you. The same rule of law and freedom you can't grant to another person who share contrary opinion with, is the same thing you want another person to give you.

sammy329:
lockdown for one day in a week is different from one month, when you try to take the livelihood of people you will see real anger

Real anger just for food?
I don't know what you take the average igbo man for. We are survivalist by instinct. we know who the real enemies are; they are the politicians who throw 2k and One quarter bag of rice every election period, pocket constituency fees, allocate significant percentage of Nigeria budget to their legislature, struggle to pay 30k minimum wage, turn a blind eye on our terrible roads, feign ignorance of our rotten health care system, encourage false federalism, ..
Infact, if I were to continue, it would even take ONE MONTH or more to tell you your real enemies.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE is not supposed to be convenient for both parties (get that in your skull).. but the truth NO ruler(even the lawless ones)on planet Earth will tell you is that it puts pressure on them.;
What type of pressure? (Fear of the Unknown)
Somethings are beyond you really

contigiency:


How you people reason makes me feel ashamed of having shared the same Igbo identity with you. The same rule of law and freedom you can't grant to another person who share contrary opinion with, is the same thing you want another person to give you.

So people disobey court orders and some other people adopt civil disobedience for a mockery of a country's judicial system and you say they are infringing on the rights of people who are supposed to be at the rescue of same court who could seem helpless?

Wonderful! Wonderful!
People don't go to school in Nigeria. My goodness me! I'm in tears

I wish we Yoruba can do the same thing together with our SE brothers let’s solve this problems once and for all

You see? These are the issues.

These IPOB/ESN guys are the most stupid people I have ever seen.

How does killing/maiming/destroying their own people affect Buhari and the North?

The thing they are complaining about Buhari is same thing they are doing to their fellow Igbos.

IPOB are mad people.

This Chest Beating dey always tire me. "Kanu commands the unflinching loyalty of over 60 million Biafrans home and in Diaspora" my foot.

I just hope these guys will not eventually completely destroy the place and people they claim to be fighting for.