IPOB Denies Plans to Resume Monday Sit-at-Home, Rejects Alleged Police Intelligence Report

• IPOB has dismissed a purported police intelligence report alleging plans to resume Monday sit-at-home enforcement in the South-East, describing the document as fabricated and reiterating its position on election boycotts.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied allegations that it plans to resume enforcement of the Monday sit-at-home order in the South-East, describing a purported police intelligence report dated October 9, 2026, as fabricated.

In a press statement issued on Monday, October 12, 2026, IPOB spokesperson and Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, said the group had no plans to enforce any sit-at-home order in the region or Imo State.

The statement said the organisation, under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, rejected the allegations contained in a document reportedly bearing reference number CB:4089/FID/INTLAB/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.14/231 and attributed to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department.

IPOB described the document as an attempt to mislead the public and divert attention from Kanu’s position, which the group said was delivered at the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) Annual Convention held in Duluth, Georgia, from October 9 to 11, 2026.

According to the statement, IPOB maintains that it has no involvement in enforcing sit-at-home orders and insists that its struggle for Biafran self-determination is political and should be pursued through peaceful means.

The group also denied the existence of any voice note or directive from IPOB or the Eastern Security Network (ESN) ordering a resumption of sit-at-home enforcement.

IPOB Raises Concerns Over Security Operations

The organisation alleged that the circulation of the purported intelligence report followed the withdrawal or redeployment of security personnel in parts of the South-East.

It claimed that the development could be part of a pattern in which alleged threats are circulated before subsequent security incidents are blamed on IPOB.

However, the statement did not provide independent evidence to substantiate its allegations concerning the security agencies or the authenticity of the disputed document.

IPOB called on the Nigeria Police Force to provide verifiable evidence supporting the report, including the original recording of the alleged voice note, its source, the identity of the speaker where ascertainable, and the basis for linking the message to the organisation or ESN.

Group Reiterates Election Boycott Position

IPOB also criticised the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, accusing them of focusing on propaganda rather than addressing issues such as hunger, unemployment and insecurity.

The group further called attention to the continued detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which it described as illegal.

Reiterating its position on upcoming elections, IPOB said it remained committed to a total boycott and insisted that the alleged intelligence report and voice note would not change its decision.

The police allegations and the authenticity of the disputed report could not be independently verified from the information contained in IPOB’s statement.

The statement was signed by Comrade Emma Powerful, Spokesperson and Media and Publicity Secretary of the Indigenous People of Biafra, on October 12, 2026.