IPOB dismisses ‘intelligence report’ on planned resumption of sit-at-home

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected an intelligence report alleging that the group, in conjunction with the Eastern Security Network (ESN), plans to resume the sit-at-home order in the South-East on October 12, 2026. The report was released by the Nigerian police, but IPOB swiftly dismissed it in a statement made by its spokesman, Emma Powerful.

Powerful stated that IPOB, led by Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, rejects the allegations and that the report is a fabrication intended to distract from IPOB's stated position. According to the spokesman, the report, dated October 9, 2026, is meant to mislead the public and does not contain any voice note or order from IPOB or ESN to enforce a sit-at-home. IPOB has consistently stated that its struggle is political, lawful, and focused on achieving Biafran self-determination through peaceful means.

The spokesman highlighted a pattern of behavior by security agencies and their political allies, which includes withdrawing or redeploying security personnel, fabricating threat documents, circulating anonymous voice notes, and using these tactics to incite insecurity. Powerful accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) regime and its collaborators in Imo State of using public resources for propaganda and false-flag operations instead of addressing the real suffering of the people, including hunger, unemployment, and insecurity.

The spokesman also questioned the authenticity and evidential basis of the report, demanding that the Nigeria Police Force provide verifiable evidence, including the original recording, its source, the identity of the speaker, and the basis for attributing the message to IPOB or ESN. He emphasized that the people of Biafra are not easily fooled and will not be deceived by these tactics.

IPOB remains focused on its stated course of action: a total boycott of the elections, regardless of the fabricated documents, voice notes, or media theatrics employed by its opponents. The spokesman concluded by stating that history and the people will judge the Nigerian state and its agents.