The Indigenous People of Biafra had slammed a 3 day curfew in the five states of the South Eastern Nigeria starting from tomorrow, September 20th, 2023.
The declaration was made by Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed factional leader of IPOB, in what he calls a civil disobedience and protest for Nnamdi Kanu’s release and will last for 3 week.
Ekpa also called for the release of others detained by the Nigeria state in the course of Biafra agitation.
“Here is sit at home and curfew Calendar for the next 3 weeks starting from Tomorrow!” Ekpa reportedly wrote on his social media handles.
This development has received massive criticisms from people who kick against Ekpa’s actions in the S’East
Recall that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB had appealed to media houses and social media platforms to be appropriately guided in reflecting and referring the activities of Simon Ekpa to IPoB, saying that he is not their member.
The pro-Biafra group in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, expressed displeasure over what it described as deliberate linking and associating Ekpa’s activities by media houses and social media platforms to IPoB, saying he is never a registered member of the pro-Biafra group, just as his activities are not in tandem with that of IPoB.
IPOB’s statement read, “ It has become very imperative that we appeal to media houses, social media outfits and platforms to be appropriately guided in reflecting the reality in their publications concerning linking Simon Ekpa’s violent and other unlawful activities to IPoB when he is not our member and has told the world that the groups he leads are Auto Pilot and Biafra government in exile.
“We have observed with dismay the deliberate moves of some media houses and social media platforms to attribute the violent and other activities of Simon Ekpa, to the noble family of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB.
“For clarity and emphasis, Simon Ekpa is not in any way registered with any unit of IPOB, neither is he connected to Eastern Security Network, ESN. We want the public to henceforth desist from further linking and associating Ekpa with IPoB and its activities. He is not our member and we have nothing to do with him. His activities are not and will never be in tandem with those of IPoB.
“We are mindful of the concerted efforts of DSS and similar agencies to infiltrate, undermine and divide IPoB with the sole motive of weakening the organisation from within, but using Ekpa who is not our member and can never be one is one of such failed move by the DSS.“
