Tension Mounts in Nigeria Over Biafra 'Independence Day'
Pro-Biafra groups have called for the sit-at-home protest to commemorate the anniversary of the defunct Republic of Biafra on May 30, the date the breakaway state declared independence from Nigeria in 1967. There are concerns at possible clashes between pro-Biafran activists and security agencies, a situation which residents fear could lead to the loss of life and the destruction of property.
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Nigeria:
Sit-At-Home Directed By IPOB Records Total Compliance in Onitsha, Nnewi
Vanguard, 30 May 2018
The Sit-at-home directed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the Moment for the the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra recorded total compliance in Onitsha and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sit-At-Home - Marginalisation of Ndigbo Saddening, but We're Not With IPOB - Umahi
Vanguard, 30 May 2018
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday explained that even though the South East geopolitical zone was not happy with the way and manner it was being marginalised in the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
IPOB - South-East Governors, Police Move to Frustrate Sit At Home Order
Premium Times, 30 May 2018
The Anambra Government says it will sanction staff of the civil service who fail to report to office on May 30 in compliance with a sit at home order. Read more »
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Nigeria:
South East Governors, Police, IPOB Set for Showdown Over Sit-At-Home Order
Guardian, 30 May 2018
States in the southeast might experience a shutdown today, following a sit-at-home order by pro-Biafra agitators. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Governor Says Traders Obeying IPOB to 'Lose Shops Forever'
Premium Times, 29 May 2018
Traders in Ebonyi who observe the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday will permanently forfeit their shops, Governor David Umahi said on… Read more »
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Nigeria:
ACF Warns IPOB Against Undermining National Unity
This Day, 29 May 2018
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Monday said the threat by the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) to declare May 30 as 'a sit-at-home day' was destructive and a threat to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
IPOB Sit-At-Home Order - Police, Army, Civil Defence in Show of Force in Abia
Premium Times, 28 May 2018
The police in Abia on Monday led detachments of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in a show of strength in Umuahia, ahead of the IPOB… Read more »