The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that no amount of intimidation from the federal government will quell its resolve to boycott activities for the self-imposed May 30 holiday declared in honour of fallen Biafran heroes.
IPOB had 4 weeks ago declared a sit-at-home to honour its men who died in the Nigeria-Biafra war between 1967 and 1970.
The government through the Police has warned the group against the planned action and asked the people to ignore them on the said date May 30th.
Emma Powerful, the group's spokesperson in a statement on Monday, however, dared the army to stop members of the group.
IPOB said threats, lies, propaganda, misinformation, arrests, torture, illegal detention, will only serve to strengthen their resolve to restore Biafra rather than diminish it.
It regretted that whereas Biafraland is under siege, with hundreds kidnapped on a daily basis, the Nigeria Army capitulates in front of Boko Haram while it supports the ethnocentric campaign of genocide against the non-Northern population.
The statement reads: “It will serve as a reminder to the overlords in Nigeria that we Biafrans are united in our quest to be free from the iniquitous bondage called Nigeria.
“We owe it to our fallen heroes and heroines to honour them in the finest traditions of IPOB on May 30. No matter how many troops they deploy on our streets or how many people they kill or arrest, Biafraland will be locked down on that fateful day.
“There is nothing the Federal Government, the Police, Army and other security apparatus can do to stop or jeopardise May 30. It will be observed.
“It is better for the Police and other security agencies to stay indoors and respect that day or the spirit of those that died in the quest for Biafra will destroy them.”
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