There are strong signals that millions of candidates of the South-East may either miss or reschedule their ongoing West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations, as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a total lockdown in the zone on May 30.
The lockdown, which is the first this year, according to the IPOB, is in commemoration of Biafra heroes and heroines who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their current existence.
Media and Publicity Secretary of the IPOB, Emma Powerful, in a statement yesterday, stated that May 30, 2025, is now designated a public holiday and a lockdown throughout the South-East.
He stated that the public holiday and lockdown are a yearly memorial and remembrance day for Biafra heroes and heroines. Powerful said: “Anticipation has begun as of May 1, 2025, with broadcasts from Radio Biafra and media awareness efforts by the IPOB media team. This month, IPOB will involve our audience in memorial lectures honouring Biafran heroes at home and abroad, just like in earlier years. The peak of the yearly memorial and remembrance event will occur on May 30, 2025, known as the Biafra Heroes Memorial Day.
“It is a day designated by IPOB for Biafrans to commemorate and pay tribute to our heroes, heroines, and those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for Biafra’s liberation and independence. The IPOB leadership has announced that May 30, 2025, will be a free day, marking a total lockdown for Biafrans residing in South-East.”
Powerful stated that Biafrans residing in the region should observe a lockdown to pay tribute to those who battled and perished in the Nigerian genocidal war against Biafra.
He added, “We need to commemorate them by spending one day indoors. We urge all Biafrans and every advocate of freedom in Biafra Land to comply with this one-day lockdown directive on May 30, 2025.”
All IPOB family members in their various countries must organise and obtain permits to demonstrate against the unlawful imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu. No protests will take place in Biafra or anywhere in Nigeria to prevent being harmed by the lethal Nigerian security forces.
The statement added that, except for critical and emergency personnel, such as ambulance drivers, police officers, nurses, doctors, firefighters, journalists, and NUPENG, other forms of movement are banned on the streets of Biafra from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on that day.
On WAEC examinations scheduled to be held on that day, Powerful stated that the group had already contacted the examination council, to inform them of the lockdown directive in Biafran Land, so they can modify the May/June SSSE exams schedule to serve all students.”
