Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken his area of administration to Lagos as he declares sit-at-home in Nigeria’s commercial capital.
He made the declaration on Tuesday.
The Biafran agitator had, prior to the general elections, vowed to scuttle the polls, he was however, unable to implement the sit-at-home strategy during the presidential and state elections.
He said in a series of tweets on his social media handle that Igbo traders in Lagos had been singled out and that it was time to demonstrate their value to the city’s economy.
In his characteristic style of agitation, he took to the social media to announce: “I have just watched another Igbo Biafra market in Lagos being burnt down in Balogun, Lagos today. I am very sad. Since after the election, Igbo Biafrans in Lagos and their businesses has (sic) been attacked and like I have said earlier, we can’t sit back and watch.
“As Biafrans in Lagos will be getting ready to return home with their businesses. To this end, we will activate sit-at-home for all Biafrans in Lagos.
“This sit-at-home is targeted at crippling the economy of the Lagos state government, who’s body language has suggested to be directly responsible for the attack against Igbos.
“I therefore call on all Igbo market leaders in Lagos that we are ready to provide securities for all Igbo markets in Lagos pending when the businesses will be moved to Eastern region.
“We will fortify all your market against attackers. The underground work will start immediately,” Simon Ekpa added.
He then explained why people should understand the action. “It is very important that you know the impact of Igbos sit-at-home in Lagos. The damage to Lagos state revenue will be immense.
“We will cut the economy of Lagos in response to the attack against Ndigbo which the state government is directly sponsoring and we will still maintain our income,” Simon Ekpa claimed.
