By Our Correspondent <\/p>\n
Ahead of todays Sit at – home,Anambra Police Commissioner, Ikioye Orutugu, and top police officers on Sunday, went on a closed door meeting, following the order by Governor Chukwuma Soludo to traders at Onitsha Main market that they must open their markets on Mondays or have the market shut for one month in the first instance of one week if they fail to open the markets and the counter order from the spokesperson of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Emma Powerful, that Monday lockdown in the entire Southeast is sacrosanct.<\/p>\n
In a statement signed by the IPOB spokesperson, Powerful, the intra-IPOB-crisis currently rocking the movement does not deter it from implementing the sit-at-home order in every state of South-East,insisting that it is sacrosanct.<\/p>\n
The statementreads, “Any government or APC agent masquerading as IPOB will be exposed in due course. It is public knowledge that Ifeanyi Ejiofor has been sacked by Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and neither represents him nor the IPOB he leads.<\/p>\n
“Ifeanyi Ejiofor was sacked over 2 years ago and has no business with Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Chinasa Nworu and Chika Edoziem contacted me last week and asked me to stop issuing statements publicizing our leader’s unlawful detention and I refused. That was when they started plotting to hijack the leadership of IPOB and divert attention away from our leader. <\/p>\n
“Those individuals appointed into the Directorate of State (DOS) by our leader, have compromised the integrity of this struggle by holding meetings with Governor Soludo aimed at undermining the solidarity shown to Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the traders of Onitsha Main Market should be ashamed of themselves.<\/p>\n
“The public is hereby advised to disregard every fake and fabricated resignation being circulated in my name. I spoke with a member of DOS two days ago in the person of Chinasa Nworu, who wants me to abandon our leader in detention. If I \u201cdo not exist,\u201d the public should ask him who he spoke to.<\/p>\n
“For the avoidance of doubt, Ifeanyi Ejiofor wrote to me yesterday, requesting that I call off the sit-at-home. If I do not exist, who exactly did he write to? He no longer represents our leader and has no authority within IPOB.<\/p>\n
“Anti-Biafra forces opposed to the release of our leader have infiltrated and hijacked the onlin using my names of IPOB and DOS to confuse the public. These political jobbers do not work for Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and do not speak for IPOB. They will be unmasked.<\/p>\n
“I will be appearing on talk shows and granting radio and media interviews from today through tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n
“Attempts to use my temporary non-appearance to claim I \u201cdo not exist\u201d are laughable. The same individuals I spoke with days ago are now spreading falsehoods online. While agents of the Nigerian government may have seized control of elements within DOS, the wider IPOB family remains uncontaminated.<\/p>\n
“Biafrans are advised to beware of charlatans, ignore misinformation, and comply with the sit-at-home order on Monday,” he warned.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, following the security assessment of the implications or otherwise of full resumption of all social\/commercial and official activities in Anambra State on Mondays, the Police Command said jt has identified a deliberate, recurring pattern of coordinated social media posts aimed at spreading fear, misinformation, and bigotry among the public. <\/p>\n
According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Tochukwu Ikenga, (SP), “These misleading narratives are intended to cause panic, undermine public confidence, and disrupt the peace currently enjoyed in the State.<\/p>\n
He said however that, “The Command notes with confidence that Ndi Anambra have remained vigilant, discerning, and united, refusing to succumb to such divisive narratives. The resilience, cooperation, and timely sharing of credible information by residents continues to play a critical role in sustaining public order and safety.<\/p>\n
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, in response to these developments today, 1st February 2026 convened an emergency closed-door security meeting with all Area Commanders and Tactical Commanders at the Police Headquaters Awka. The CP directed the immediate intensification of intelligence-led patrols, security surveillance, and proactive policing operations to forestall any threat to lives and property.<\/p>\n
“The Command reassures the public that adequate security measures have been put in place and urges residents to remain calm, law-abiding, and security-conscious. Members of the public are advised to disregard unverified social media content and to report any suspicious movements or activities to the nearest Police formation or through established emergency channels,” he stated.<\/p>\n
In attendance at the meeting incyded, officers in Charge of various Joint security forces across the State, as well as the representative of the State government on security. <\/p>\n
In a related development, a human rights lawyer, Barr. Ikechukwu Obasi, has slammed a #2billion suit in an Abuja Federal High court under fundermental right 2009, against Governor Soludo, for shutting Onitsha Main market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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