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Anambra Governorship Election: IPOB Declares Sit-At-Home On Election Day
Anambra state governorship election might endure severe setback because the proscribed Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), has declared whole lockdown in all states in south East from fifth to tenth of November to compel the federal authorities to launch their chief, Nnamdi Kanu.
The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee INEC had mounted the state governorship on sixth November 2021.
IPOB in a press release issued by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Energy mentioned “following the adjournment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s courtroom case to tenth of November 2021, by the Federal Excessive Court docket Abuja, it demanded all lovers of Biafra and Biafrans to sit down at residence from 5 to 10 November to make sure that their chief is launched.
“We the nice motion and household of the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), want to inform Biafrans, associates of Biafra and lovers of freedom that IPOB will lock down Biafra land from fifth of November to tenth of November besides Sunday, November seventh, a day our folks worship the Almighty God, Chukwu Okike Abiama, if the Nigeria Authorities fails to launch our chief unconditionally earlier than 4th of November 2021” he acknowledged.
IPOB mentioned its chief Nnamdi Kanu have to be launched unconditionally on or earlier than November 4, 2021 “as a result of he has not dedicated any offense identified to any legislation.
Based on the group, “failure to launch Nnamdi KANU on or earlier than November 4, 2021 there will probably be one week Sit-At-Dwelling starting on November 5, 2021 until November 10.”
Each day Belief studies that, Kanu, who’s the chief of the proscribed group was arraigned on the Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja through the week on expenses of treasonable felony and terrorism.
The recent seven-count expenses in opposition to Kanu adopted his arrest and extradition from Kenya after he allegedly jumped bail.
Kanu nevertheless pleaded not responsible to the allegations.
The presiding Decide, Justice Binta Nyako, nevertheless, refused an software by Kanu’s attorneys to switch him to the Nigerian Correctional Service and as a substitute remanded him within the DSS custody, citing safety causes.
Earlier than adjourning until November 10 for listening to of the preliminary objection, the decide ordered the DSS to grant his household entry to him.
