They said the continuous incarceration of Kanu, even after a court of competent jurisdiction had freed him, had worsened the security situation in the zone.
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This was made known by the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, in a statement he issued on Friday.
It issued the order at a press conference jointly held by the Aguleri Town Union leadership and Aguleri Royal cabinet.
The pro-Biafran group said the aim is to enable the people to mobilise resources and means towards reversing the sharp decline in the economic, educational, and social sectors of the region caused by the prolonged sit-at-home.
So says Finland-based factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, in a video he released on Sunday.
The youths, in their numbers Saturday, marched through major roads and streets in Enugu metropolis with placards carrying inscriptions such as: “Even Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is Against Sit-at-Home” and “Sit-at-Home discourages economic progress”.
The detained leader of the IPOB made the demand of Finland-based Ekpa in an hand written letter on Friday.
The IPOB spoke against the backdrop of the opposition of Malami to the release of Kanu following a court judgment.
Kanu who is standing trial over alleged terrorism is scheduled to appear before the trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako today.
The proscribed group made its position known on Saturday in a statement issued by its spokesman, Emma Powerful.
The local government areas listed to be attacked are Ihiala, Aguata, Nnewi South, Awka North, Awka South, Idemili North, Idemili South, Orumba South, Orumba North and Anambra East.
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria confirmed the development on his social media handles on Saturday.
Kanu is being held in a Department of Security Services detention facility in Abuja, with Soludo visiting him on Friday
The gunmen also reportedly disrupted early morning businesses and chased away people who came out to board vehicles to travel to various parts of the country.
He said God would touch the leadership of the country to release the IPOB leader to end the growing calamity in the southeast.
The group accused politicians of importing criminals and hoodlums into the region to carry out an evil agenda. It equally stated that those behind the killings and insecurity were not IPOB members.
He spoke at a one-day Peacebuilding and Security Dialogue held in Awka on Saturday over the zone’s security challenges.
The leaders made the demand in a statement issued and signed by persons covering several strata of the zone on Friday.
The group levelled the accusation in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Monday.
The lawyer reacted to the report in a statement he issued on Thursday following the report that Kanu denounced IPOB.