By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Mondays a ghost day in the South-East with effect from Monday, August 9, 2021.

The group said that Biafra land will be on lockdown every Monday from 6:00am to 6:00pm until its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently in detention in Abuja, is released.

IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement said: “The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to announce to all Biafra citizens, friends of Biafra and lovers of Biafra freedom and independence that IPOB leadership has declared every Monday ‘a ghost Monday’.

“This declaration takes effect from Monday, August 9, 2021. From that day Biafra land will be on lockdown every Monday from 6:00am to 6:00pm until our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who was unlawfully abducted in Kenya and illegally detained by the federal government of Nigeria is released.

“We wish to state full details of this coming ghost Mondays every week, our people must understand that it was designed to show the world how serious we are towards this fight for Biafra freedom and independence everybody must adhere to this clarion call put in place by the leadership of IPOB and it would be good for everyone to know that that IPOB will not relent until Biafra is fully achieved.”

IPOB said it has observed that DSS operatives are torturing its leader to the point of death saying, that was why they don’t allow anybody to see his state of health in the DSS facility.

It called on the Federal Government to allow Kanu access to his personal physicians, and allow him to sign documents given to him by the British Government to provide him consular assistance.

IPOB added: “This peaceful protest will continue once every week until our demands are met

“DSS should know that if anything untoward happen to him we are going to confirm what IPOB is made of and they will understand that we are prepared for this freedom. Our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not a criminal and has the rights to be visited in their custody.

“This is a call for Biafran leaders, politicians especially those mentioned their names as those behind his abduction and rendition to Nigeria, if anything happens to our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu all of them should prepare never come back to Biafraland because it will not accommodate us together.

“Nobody should take our quietness as cowardice. Our intelligence reveals that Nnamdi Kanu is under serious torture and humiliation because he refused all offer given to him.

“We urge Biafrans to be prepared because we will no longer fold our arms while our leader who is fighting for the liberation of the oppressed indigenous nationalities in Nigeria is languishing in detention. We are going to cripple Nigerian economy until they free him.

“Consequently, all institutions public and private, transport companies, schools, banks, markets, airports and sea ports in Biafra land must shut down every Monday beginning from August 9. People are to remain indoors to register their concern over the fate of our Leader and the rest of all agitators languishing in various security detentions.”

IPOB warned that anybody that attempts to flout the order would be taking a huge risk with huge consequences.

It maintained that Kanu has sacrificed so much for Biafra, hence sacrificing Mondays of every week will not too much for Biafrans.

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