The Leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has cancelled the sit-at-home order in the South East with effect from Monday, February 9, bringing to an end the exercise that has gone on in the area for five years.
Mazi Kanu In a statement signed by Emma Powerful, In-charge of IPOB Media And Publicity, warned Anambra State Governor Prof. Charles Soludo, against using force to compel traders to open shops on Mondays.
The statement reads: “The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby announces to the entire world that the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East is officially and permanently cancelled with effect from tomorrow, Monday, February 9, 2026.”
According to the statement, the directive came directly from their leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu himself, who has once again staked everything on the line to ensure that children return to school every Monday and people go about their lawful businesses without fear, intimidation, or molestation.
Mazi Kanu who was recently convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment by an Abuja High Court over acts of terrorism, is currently serving his jail in Sokoto Correctional Centre,
According to the statement any person doubting the cancellation of the sit-at-home order should visit Sokoto Correctional Centre to confirm the abrogation of the sit-at-home order.
That era of sit-at-home is gone!
The statement continued: “There is now no need, excuse, or justification for anyone to stay at home on Mondays. All markets, schools, offices, transport services, and economic activities must resume fully and normally from tomorrow(today). This is the clear and unequivocal order of the Supreme Leader of IPOB.
The statement warned that the “IPOB leader has made it abundantly clear that any individual or group attempting to enforce sit-at-home from this moment forward is acting against his direct command. Such persons are enemies of our people and the Biafran cause. They will be pursued to the ends of the earth and confronted until they are completely defeated.
“We are aware that enemies of Biafra may attempt false-flag operations designed to create fear, stage attacks, or intimidate our people into staying indoors. Let it be known that any person or group identified as enforcing or enabling sit-at-home will be confronted wherever they are. Our people must remain vigilant, calm, and law-abiding.@
IPOB leader, however, cautioned the governor of Anambra state Professor Chukwuma Soludo, against what he described as acts of intimidation against the people.
“At the same time, IPOB wishes to make it clear that no state governor has the right to threaten, demolish, or forcibly shut down the businesses of traders who, out of conscience, choose to sit at home in solidarity with our leader. Any attempt by Governor Soludo or any other governor to intimidate our people with demolition threats or forced market closures will be firmly resisted, according to the statement.
It continued: “any renovation, reconstruction, or improvement of markets that involves temporary relocation must be carried out only with the consent of all stakeholders. Adequate temporary trading sites must be provided before any such projects commence.
“We, therefore, call on all our people across the South-East to come out tomorrow(today), open their shops, go to work, and send their children to school without fear. The era of Monday sit-at-home is over.”
