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By Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja
24 August 2024 | 1:03 p.m.
Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has threatened that the Southeast volition embark connected a month-long lockdown of authorities offices successful the portion if Nnamdi Kanu, the detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not released. Ekpa, who disclosed this successful a connection connected Saturday, said the determination was reached during a virtual…
Simon EkpaFinland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has threatened that the Southeast volition embark connected a month-long lockdown of authorities offices successful the portion if Nnamdi Kanu, the detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not released.
Ekpa, who disclosed this successful a connection connected Saturday, said the determination was reached during a virtual gathering organised by members of the proscribed Biafra Republic Government successful Exile.
According to him, the lockdown is acceptable to commence from August 28, 2024, to September 26, 2024.
He explained that the lockdown would impact each Nigerian authorities offices successful Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Anambra states successful the Southeast region.
Ekpa demanded the contiguous merchandise of Nnamdi Kanu and each different Biafrans detained by the Nigerian government, arsenic good arsenic the demilitarisation of the Southeast.
“The Biafra authorities has conscionable approved the lockdown of Nigerian institutions successful immoderate parts of Biafra pursuing the continued killings of Christians and Biafrans wrong Biafra territory, invasions of churches, and abductions of worshippers.
“The Biafra authorities has decided to lockdown the pursuing Nigerian institutions successful immoderate parts of Biafra territory for 30 days, from August 28, 2024, to September 26, 2024.
“We request the full withdrawal of each Nigerian information forces from Biafra territory.
“We request the merchandise of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and each different Biafrans detained successful assorted locations successful Nigeria, including successful the acold North,” helium stated.
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