Onitsha, Feb. 9, 2026 – The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the immediate termination of its Monday Sit-at-Home order in the South-East.
Emma Powerful, the IPOB Spokesperson, disclosed in a statement on Sunday.
The statement said “The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby announces to the entire world that the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East is officially and permanently cancelled with effect from Monday, February 9, 2026.”
It stressed that the directive was issued directly by Nnamdi Kanu, the group’s detained leader, who said the era of Monday sit-at-home was over.
The statement urged residents to resume normal activities, reopen markets, and return children to school without fear and warned that any individual or group attempting to enforce the sit-at-home going forward would be acting contrary to Kanu’s directive.
The sit-at-home was introduced in 2021 following continued detention of Kanu after his extradition from Kenya.
