Imo, IPOB Disagree Over May 31 Sit at Home Order

Amid the insistence of the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB) that its Could 31, 2021, sit-at-home order would maintain throughout the 5 states of the South East, the Imo Authorities, yesterday, requested residents to go about their actions with out worry.
The Governor Hope Uzodimma administration stated it had finalised preparations with safety operatives to include any eventuality.

The Commissioner for Data, Declan Emelumba, gave the reassurance at a press convention in Owerri.

He stated: “Let me additionally use this chance to make it clear that Imo individuals ought to ignore the messages making the rounds within the social media, asking individuals to remain at residence on Saturday, Could 29 and Sunday, Could 30.

“Imo individuals and residents ought to disregard these messages as they don’t have any consequence in anyway. They need to go about their regular companies with none worry of molestation.

“Let our individuals be assured that the federal government has put all vital safety measures in place to make sure the security and freedom of motion of all Imo individuals on these dates and after.”

The commissioner additionally described as satanic and unfounded the rife speculations that safety brokers had been instructed to kill Imo youths extra-judicially, stating that the information was the handiwork of ‘vicious’ enemies of the state “aimed toward inciting the youths to embark on a violent demonstration in opposition to the federal government.”

He went on: “So, I’m right here to induce my pricey Imo youths to disregard these baseless rumours.

“The originators are those that have vowed to make Imo State ungovernable. Nothing is just too sacred to them, together with risking the lives of our youths in their satanic quest to have their way.

“Sadly for them, this authorities, ably led by Senator Hope Uzodimma, is greater than ready to thwart each of their devilish agenda. The federal government has put stable equipment in place to adequately reply to any type of safety menace within the state.”

Earlier, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Highly effective, in a press release, stated the directive remained sacrosanct, reiterating: “There might be no human or vehicular motion all through Biafraland on Monday, Could 31.”

The assertion learn partially: “Each particular person in Biafraland is subsequently suggested to look at a sit-at-home order on Monday, Could 31, 2021. That day is a sacred day in Biafraland in honour of the over 5 million Biafrans massacred by the depraved Nigerian forces through the civil battle.”

“There might be a complete lockdown all via Biafraland on that day, as we bear in mind all our fallen heroes and heroines, together with agitators who’ve paid the supreme worth in the midst of our wrestle for independence since 1967 until date.

“All markets, filling stations, motor parks, airports, seaports, banks, colleges, and many others in addition to social actions in Biafraland are to be shut down on that day. Everyone seems to be to stay indoors in Biafraland from 6:00am to six:00pm on that day. Persons are to inventory their homes with meals gadgets earlier than that day so that they received’t have want to buy on that day.”

“We strongly advise our individuals in opposition to flouting this order, as anybody discovered exterior that day will be the goal of our enemies.”