The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced a sit-at-home across the South-East and other parts of the region on May 30, 2026, in remembrance of people who died during the Nigerian Civil War between 1967 and 1970.
The group made the announcement in a statement released on Sunday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, who described the event as an annual memorial for fallen Biafran heroes and heroines.
According to the statement, residents of the South-East and supporters of the group in different parts of the world are expected to observe the day quietly and peacefully. IPOB said the occasion is meant for reflection, mourning and prayers in honour of those who lost their lives during the war and other incidents linked to the Biafra struggle.
The group stated that markets, social gatherings, ceremonies and commercial activities should not take place during the sit-at-home period. It added that the exercise was not connected to politics but was a yearly remembrance event.
IPOB also called on governors in states regarded as part of Biafraland to fly the Nigerian flag at half-mast on May 30 in memory of those who died during the war and related events.
In the statement, the group remembered civilians, soldiers and supporters who suffered during the conflict, including people allegedly killed during past remembrance gatherings in places such as Nkpor and Onitsha.
The organisation maintained that the remembrance day would continue to be observed every year as part of efforts to preserve the history of the Biafra struggle and honour those it described as martyrs.
The latest declaration comes months after IPOB announced the cancellation of its Monday sit-at-home order across the South-East. In February 2026, the group said its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, directed that the weekly Monday lockdown should end.
That decision followed actions taken by the Anambra State Government after traders in Onitsha reportedly ignored directives to reopen markets on Mondays.
Despite ending the Monday exercise, IPOB insisted that the May 30 sit-at-home remains a separate yearly event dedicated to remembering people who died during the civil war and in later incidents connected to the Biafra movement.