Recalled On Friday, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, announced the cessation of all sit-at-home orders in the South-East and any other planned methods intended by the group to pressure the government into releasing him from detention.
Kanu made the declaration in a handwritten letter authorised to his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, to be read out to journalists during a world press conference held in Enugu.
In response to the letter, Simon Ekpa, who claims to be the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has stated that he is absolving their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from any involvement in actions that may be undertaken by Biafran agitators.
Ekpa made this known in a video shared on his Twitter handle on Sunday.
In the video, he said, “The reason for us not taking orders anymore from the DSS dungeon is to safeguard our leader. We want our leader to be safe, we want to exonerate our leader from anything that Biafrans will be doing for his own best interests.
“So any actions that Biafra people will be taking in Biafra land you don’t attach Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to it. Any actions that Biafrans will be taking in Biafra land for the freedom of Biafra, freedom of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and freedom of all prisoners of conscience you do not bring Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to it.”
Kanu made the declaration in a handwritten letter authorised to his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, to be read out to journalists during a world press conference held in Enugu
The IPOB leader unequivocally stated that anyone henceforth engaging in any sit-at-home in the region is no longer his disciple.
Kanu, in a written declaration dated July 24, 2023, which Ejimakor read, followed the refusal of a factional leader of the group, Simon Ekpa, to announce the cancellation and further declaration through his media platforms.
