Insecurity, Nnamdi Kanu’s detention: Simon Ekpa threatens 30-day lockdown
Simon Ekpa, has threatened to impose a month-long lockdown on Nigerian government offices in the South-East due to rising insecurity and the ongoing detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
Ekpa made this announcement on his official X account, stating that the decision was reached during a virtual meeting with his cabinet.
The lockdown is set to take place from August 28 to September 26, 2024, affecting government offices in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Anambra states. Ekpa called for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu and other detained Biafrans, as well as the demilitarization of the South-East region.
“The Biafra government has just approved the lockdown of Nigeria institutions in some parts of Biafraland following the continued killings of Christians, and Biafrans within Biafra territory, invasion of churches, abducting worshippers.
“The Biafra government has decided to lockdown the following Nigeria institutions in some parts of Biafra territory for 30 days, from 28.8.2024 to 26.9.2024.
“We demand total withdrawal of all Nigeria security forces from Biafra territory.
“We demand the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and all other Biafrans that are being detained in various locations in Nigeria, including in the far North”, he stated.
