The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared a sit-at-home in the Southeast on February 16, 2022.
According to the group, the sit-at-home stands in solidarity with its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who will appear in the Abuja High Court for trial.
The Directorate of State, DOS, which disclosed in a tweet on Monday, said protests would continue in the diaspora for Kanu’s release.
“Feb 16th 2022 our leader’s ( IPOB’s) legal battle with the Nigerian govt continues at the Abuja Federal High Court. In solidarity, protests continue in the Diaspora while we will observe a SIT-AT-HOME in the whole of Biafraland as our own form of protest,” said DOS.
Nnamdi Kanu who faces charges of treason and other unfounded crimes for calling for a referendum on an independent state known as Biafra, was abducted in Kenya and illegally repatriated to Nigeria.