The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) denies a claim—attributed to a police intelligence report—that it plans to resume enforcement of a Monday sit-at-home order in Nigeria’s South-East. Multiple outlets report that IPOB rejects the allegation and says it has not announced any such plan.
IPOB also dismisses the police-linked information as fabricated, according to statements carried by the outlets. Vanguard and Punch both cite IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in explaining the group’s position and rejecting the reported coordination with the Eastern Security Network (ESN). Legit.ng similarly reports that IPOB denies the resumption plan and reiterates its stance that its Biafra struggle is peaceful.
While the reports describe the same core dispute—whether an announced sit-at-home is forthcoming—outlets differ mainly in how they frame the source and wording of the alleged police intelligence. The outlets consistently present IPOB’s denial as the key response to the circulating report.
