Sit-at-home Not the best Way to call for Kanu's Release---Ohanaeze Tells IPOB

 Sit-at-home Not the best Way to call for Kanu's Release---Ohanaeze Tells IPOB Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has kicke...

 Sit-at-home Not the best Way to call for Kanu's Release---Ohanaeze Tells IPOB

Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has kicked against the move by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to push for the release of their detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu through a sit-at-home strategy.

IPOB had in a statement ordered that every Monday be observed as a sit-at-home day in the “Biafra Land” to register their anger on the abduction of its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya.

IPOB said this order will take effect from Monday, August 9, 2021, adding that all public and private institutions in Biafra including transport companies, schools, banks, markets, airports, and seaports must be shut down to observe the order.

But Ohanaeze Ndigbo has condemned the declaration, saying there are better ways to push for Kanu’s release.

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In a statement by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the apex socio-cultural group argued that southeast governors, Igbo traditional rulers, and market leaders should be consulted to ascertain the consequence of the sit-at-home order.

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“It’s not in the best interest of Ndigbo to add more salt to injuries. There are better options that IPOB can use to push for the release of Nnamdi Kanu without inflicting hardships on Ndigbo through sit-at-home. IPOB should review their stance and see the bigger pictures of the discomforts and suffering of Igbos and adjust the sit-at-home from once a week to once a month.” Ohanaeze said.