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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared Monday, February 2 as lockdown in all the five states of South-East in solidarity with Onitsha traders
This is in an apparent move to counter the order by Governor Chukwuma Soludo for traders to return to their trading activities in Anambra State on Mondays.
The declaration is contained in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
The pro-Biafra group said the sit-at-home is peaceful.
It noted that the February 2, 2026 sit-at-home is also is a direct, peaceful, and unified response to the tyrannical actions of Governor Soludo.
“The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. under the leadership of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby declares a Biafra-wide solidarity strike, a complete lockdown of all economic activities across Igboland and wider Biafran territories, on Monday, February 2, 2026.
This is in an apparent move to counter the order by Governor Chukwuma Soludo for traders to return to their trading activities in Anambra State on Mondays.
The declaration is contained in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
The pro-Biafra group said the sit-at-home is peaceful.
It noted that the February 2, 2026 sit-at-home is also is a direct, peaceful, and unified response to the tyrannical actions of Governor Soludo.
“The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. under the leadership of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby declares a Biafra-wide solidarity strike, a complete lockdown of all economic activities across Igboland and wider Biafran territories, on Monday, February 2, 2026.