The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has suspended his call that Igbo’s boycott the general elections.
Mr Kanu stated this on his Twitter handle Thursday evening. The tweet was also shared by IPOB on the Radio Biafra Facebook page.
“Having confirmed this evening that all our preconditions and terms have been met, signed, sealed and delivered; I hereby call-off the election boycott across Biafraland on Feb. 16, 2019”, the IPOB leader who is on self-exile wrote.
“I dedicate this historic victory to the formidable #IPOB family worldwide.”
The comment by Mr Kanu is coming few days after he had an exclusive interview with BBC Journalist, Chiagozie Mwomwu, where he reiterated IPOBs initial decision to shun the elections across “Biafra land,” a term he uses for South-east Nigeria.
“We want to send a very clear and unmistaken message to humanity that we are serious about Biafra. We will lock Biafra down on the 16th to convey this message that
Biafra is all that we are seeking is all that we want not Nigeria…”, he was quoted as saying during the interview.
It is not immediately clear why Mr Kanu decided to suspend the boycott. He did not also give details of the “preconditions and terms” he said he had “confirmed” to be met.
During a recent live broadcast on Radio Biafra, Mr Kanu said the boycott can only be called off if the government “agrees to sign the documents given to them.”
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