The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has denied the allegation that IPOB issued a sit-at-home order against the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Ebonyi State and Enugu.
IPOB through its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful said that IPOB did not issue any statement ordering anybody to sit at home.
It added that the allegations were false, malicious and a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the group as well as present it in bad light.
Powerful said, “The sit-at-home order is not from us, it is one of those lies the Police, Army, and DSS, use to tarnish our image. We have been saying that all the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Army, DSS, and other Nigerian security agencies know how to do best is to tell lies against us.
‘’We have been saying it and people are beginning to understand what we have been complaining about Nigerian security agencies and their lies and fabricated statements against IPOB”.
NaijaBlitzNews.com reports that foremost nationalist and First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi had on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to IPOB to withdraw its alleged order for the people of South East to sit at home in protest against Buhari’s visit.
Amechi added that President Buhari’s visit to Ebonyi State will afford him and other Igbo leaders to discuss the release of IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other Igbo questions including the insecurity that is currently being witnessed in Igbo land.
He said “I’m appealing to IPOB or any group behind the alleged statement to please withdraw it, because it amounts to working against the release of our son, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. You cannot be working for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu when you cannot allow us to discuss his release from detention.”
