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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on every governor across the 13 states of Biafraland to fly the Nigerian flag at half-mast on May 30 in honour of Biafran men and women who died during the 1967 to 1970 civil war.
In a press statement issued on Sunday, IPOB Spokesman Emma Powerful said the gesture would acknowledge the humanity of those who perished.
“We further encourage every governor across the thirteen 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,” the statement read.
“Such a gesture would not diminish anyone; rather, it would acknowledge the humanity of the dead and affirm that their lives mattered.”
IPOB declared May 30, 2026, as a sacred day of remembrance, mourning, reflection, and honour for all Biafran heroes and heroines.
“This is not a political ritual. This is a sacred covenant with the fallen,” the statement read.
IPOB urged all South-East residents at home and in the diaspora to observe the day with discipline, dignity, and reverence, adding that the day is not for politics, commerce, or social events but for “a solemn day of reflection, prayer, mourning, honour, and national remembrance.”
The group noted that the May 30 sit-at-home is a yearly activity done in memory of fallen Biafran heroes and heroines, which it said had nothing to do with the Monday sit-at-home that IPOB cancelled in February 2026.
On February 8, 2026, IPOB announced that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had ordered the total cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East, effective from February 9, 2026.
“We remember the soldiers who fought barefoot with empty stomachs and every scientist who turned scraps into survival,” the statement read.
“So every 30 May is more than remembrance. It is a covenant. A solemn vow between the living and the dead that their sacrifice will never be erased by propaganda, fear, or time itself.”
