{"id":48365,"date":"2021-08-14T15:48:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=48365"},"modified":"2021-08-14T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T14:23:54","slug":"nnamdi-kanu-ipob-cancels-monday-sit-at-home-gives-new-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnamdi-kanu-ipob-cancels-monday-sit-at-home-gives-new-directive","title":{"rendered":"Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB cancels Monday sit-at-home, gives new directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Directorate of States, DOS, has suspended the every Monday sit-at-home order.<\/p>\n<p>IPOB had ordered its followers and people of the Southeast to sit-at-home every Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The move was aimed at prevailing on the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.<\/p>\n<p>However, IPOB\u2019s Head of DOS, Chika Edoziem announced the suspension of the action.<\/p>\n<p>Edoziem said the sit-at-home would be declared whenever Kanu will be making appearance in court and not every Monday as earlier directed.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on their radio programme on Friday, Edoziem said: \u201cI wish to announce this very evening, that as directed by the highest command of this noble movement, our Monday Ghost Town or sit-at-home in Biafra land, stands suspended for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe weekly sit-at-home stands suspended, which means in the coming Monday, there will be no Ghost Town in Biafraland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur sit-at-home will be on each court date when our leader, Onye Ndu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will be appearing in court.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Directorate of States, DOS, has suspended the every Monday sit-at-home order. IPOB had ordered its followers and people of the Southeast to sit-at-home every Monday. The move was aimed at prevailing on the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. 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