The Indigenous People if Biafra (IPOB) has alledged that government’s security agents have plans to attack traders on Monday and lay blame on the Eastern Security Network (ESN), warning that citizens living in the South East should be vigilant.
The proscribed group said, that it had no plan to enforce its hitherto weekly sit-at-home order, alleging that it had uncovered a plot by security operatives to disguise as its members and those of ESN to “attack traders who come out tomorrow for their legitimate businesses”.
The group stated this in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, which was made available to journalists.
The group informed Nigerians and the global community that it has since two weeks ago suspended the sit at home order, hence, any crime peperuated today isn’t by the IPOB
The statement read in part, “The intelligence unit of IPOB has uncovered secret plots by the Nigeria security agencies, most especially the DSS and the police to disguise as IPOB and ESN operatives to attack traders who come out on Monday for their legitimate businesses.
“IPOB restates that there is no longer Ghost Mondays in Biafra land in solidarity with our detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Sit-at-home will only be observed on the days our leader will be making appearances in court. Such days will be well publicised ahead of time.
“Everybody is hereby placed on alert about this wicked plot. IPOB will not tolerate any attack on any Biafran or resident of Biafra under any guise.
“Security agencies have perfected plans to unleash attacks on innocent people in the name of ESN and IPOB volunteers. We have no plans again to enforce any sit-at-home order.
“We understand that all DPOs, DCOs other senior police officers in Enugu held meeting to perfect this plan to attack innocent Biafrans and tag it ESN attacks.
While some residents claimed to be ignorant of the suspension directives, others said they stayed back home for fear of being attacked.
