<p>Entire South Eastern Nigeria To Be Completely Locked Down</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a></strong> reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra has declared Monday, February 2, 2026, a sit-at-home across the South-East, comprising Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states, saying the action is in solidarity with traders at the Onitsha Main Market.</p>
<p>PUNCH Online reports that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week, citing continued observance of the sit-at-home declared by IPOB since July 30, 2021.</p>
<p>The governor had said the sit-at-home was crippling the state’s economy and warned against further compliance with the order.</p>
<p>However, traders at the market said the sit-at-home was in solidarity with the detained leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial on charges related to separatist agitation.</p>
<p>In a statement issued on Friday and obtained by our correspondent, IPOB accused Soludo of working with “Abuja collaborators” to undermine the rights of Igbo traders and the Biafran self-determination movement.<br />
The group announced what it described as a “Biafra-wide solidarity strike,” calling for a total shutdown of economic activities across the South-East and other Biafran territories on February 2.</p>
<p>The statement read in part, “The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu, hereby declares a Biafra-wide solidarity strike, a complete lockdown of all economic activities across Igboland and wider Biafran territories, on Monday, February 2, 2026.</p>
<p>“This action is a direct response to the closure of the Onitsha Main Market by the Anambra State Governor and threats of further punitive measures against traders for observing the Monday sit-at-home.”<br />
IPOB described the market closure as an attack on traders’ livelihoods, insisting that the sit-at-home was a voluntary act of solidarity and not enforced by the group.</p>
<p>The group called on residents of the South-East to remain indoors on the said date and refrain from commercial activities, urging supporters to conduct themselves peacefully and lawfully.<br />
“On Monday, February 2, 2026, we call on all <a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/">Biafrans</a> across Anambra, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi and beyond to observe this solidarity strike peacefully,” the statement added.</p>
<p>IPOB reiterated its demand for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu and accused the Anambra State Government of escalating tensions through what it described as economic intimidation of traders.<br />
The Anambra State Government has yet to respond to the latest declaration as of the time of filing this report.</p>
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