The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will return to court in Abuja today for a resumed hearing on the charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
Kanu was charged with terrorism, treason, and perpetuation of falsehoods against President Muhammadu Buhari, mainly via broadcasts on the controversial Radio Biafra outlet and also through social media.
The IPOB has announced the sit-at-home today in solidarity with Kanu, who pleaded not guilty during his last trial on October 21, 2021.
Spokesperson and IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, urged the people of the South-East to stay indoors and those residing in Abuja to attend Kanu’s trial.
“Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu goes to court tomorrow (today) November 10, 2021, and our people should stay indoors while others move to Abuja in solidarity with our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and we are expecting the Nigerian government and the Department of State Services (DSS) to release him unconditionally because he committed no crime,” Powerful said.
“We hope people will comply with this order and obey the resolve to support Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB must allow our people like doctors, nurses, ambulances, and journalists to operate during the sit-at-home because we don’t want pregnant women and sick people to have issues or complications because of their health.
“Doctors must come to the hospitals but you must identify yourself and journalists must be allowed to operate and report what is going on in the whole of Biafraland,” he advised.
