The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a sit-at-home across every town, village, and city in the South-East on May 30 in honour of all fallen heroes and heroines of Biafra struggle.

In a statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB described the day as a “sacred day of remembrance for Biafran heroes and heroines” who paid the ultimate price in the defence of people, dignity and collective rights.

It therefore urged Biafrans at home and in the diaspora to observe the “sacred covenant” with discipline, dignity, and reverence worthy of the sacrifices made by those who came before them.

The statement further encouraged governors across the 13 states of Biafraland to demonstrate moral courage and historical conscience by flying the Nigerian flag at half-mast on May 30 in honour of the millions who perished during the war and in the years that followed.

“Such a gesture would not diminish anyone; rather, it would acknowledge the humanity of the dead and affirm that their lives mattered,” the statement said.

Powerful also noted that it is not a political ritual, stressing that the generation of 1967–1970 was men for men — a rare breed forged in fire, deprivation, sacrifice, and impossible odds.

“They stood virtually alone against the combined weight of overwhelming military power and yet wrote one of the most astonishing resistance stories in modern history.