Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) located in Finland, has issued a sit-at-home order for Igbos in Lagos State in response to an alleged attack on them.
In a social media post on Tuesday, Ekpa stated that the sit-at-home activity is vital to cripple the Lagos state government’s economy.
He promised Igbo marketers and traders in Lagos that they will be safe during the exercise, even as they prepare to relocate their companies to Nigeria’s Eastern region.
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Ekpa emphasized that the sit-at-home order impacts every Biafran conducting business in Lagos, and he is saddened by the attack on Igbos in the South-West state.
Ekpa’s tweet reads: “I have just watched another Igbo Biafra Market in Lagos being burnt down in Balogun Lagos today, and I am very sad. Since the election, Igbo Biafrans in Lagos and their Businesses have been attacked, and as I have said earlier, we can’t sit back and watch as Biafrans in Lagos will be getting ready to return home with their businesses. To this end, we will activate sit-at-home for all Biafrans in Lagos.
“This sit-at-home is targeted at crippling the economy of the Lagos state government, whose body language has suggested to be directly responsible for the attack against Igbos. I, therefore, call on all Igbo market leaders in Lagos that we are ready to provide securities for all Igbo markets in Lagos pending when the businesses will be moved to the Eastern region. We will fortify all of your market against attackers. The underground work will start immediately. -ESN.
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“This sit-at-home, when activated, is applicable to every Biafran doing Business in Lagos. Both shop owners, commercial bus drivers etc.”
Newsmen chronicles how the self-proclaimed disciple of the IPOB’s jailed leader, Nnamdi Kanu, rose to popularity in July 2021, after being appointed as the principal presenter of Radio Biafra.
Ekpa has been embroiled in a number of squabbles with the Biafra leadership. The Nigerian government has also expressed concern over his broadcasts, which are alleged to be instigating and causing violence in the country’s south-east.
It should be noted that shortly after his hiring, IPOB announced Ekpa’s resignation due to his refusal to sign the radio station’s operating guidelines.
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Despite commanding an IPOB section known as the “Autopilots,” Ekpa has repeatedly declared allegiance to Kanu and support for the Biafra movement.
He was recently arrested and released in Finland.
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