Why we asked for suspension of sit-at-home order, by Nnamdi Kanu’s family

The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has explained why it gave a counter order to suspend the sit-at-home order on Monday. The brother of the leader of IPOB, Emmanuel Kanu, in defending his elder brother Kanunta, who gave the counter order, said he (Kalunta) acted based on instructions from above. “There was an instruction passed to Chika Edoziem in charge of the Directorate of State (DOS) through IPOB lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejimofor concerning the sit-at-home order that it should be suspended for reasons meant to be beneficial to our people. “We’re yet to know why Edoziem could not carry out the instruction. Why did he not do it? In fact, it was that which he couldn’t do that Kanunta did”. He said the family is grateful to what the leadership of IPOB is doing since the arrest of the leader but called for more understanding and circumspect in handling certain issues.

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