The Anambra State Police Command has said that it would protect residents going about their normal businesses, without any fear of humiliation, on May 30, 2025, a day the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, has declared a sit-at-home
IPoB had declared that day a public holiday and sit-at-home across the South-East in honour of Biafra heroes and heroines, who died during the 1967-1970 Civil War.
The pro-Biafra group said all forms of movements–by road, air, and sea would be banned from 6 am to 6 pm on that day, warning that no human activity would be allowed within what it describes as ‘Biafran territory’.
But in a swift reaction, the spokesman for the state Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, promised residents that the police would protect those going about their normal businesses.
“We are not aware of the lockdown order, but the residents are assured of adequate security and are encouraged to go about their lawful businesses without entertaining any fear.
“The police will not force people to come out from their homes, but we will provide adequate security for anyone who comes out to carry out his lawful activity on the said day,” Ikenga said.
In a statement issued on Monday, IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said the group would hold memorial lectures throughout the month in Nigeria and abroad to honour the fallen.
He stated that all IPOB family members abroad are expected to organise demonstrations and obtain legal permits to protest the continued detention of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
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