Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that Biafran Day should not be politicised, describing the day as a period of emotional remembrance for the genocidal onslaught experienced during the Nigerian Civil War. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) declared a sit-at-home across the Southeast on May 30 to honour Biafran heroes who died during the civil war from 1967 to 1970. Otti disclosed that he is in touch with schools to ensure that exam students are not adversely affected, stressing the importance of ensuring that students can write their exams without disruption. “We are not interested in unnecessary confrontation with the people who are appealing for a sit-at-home in honour of their dead ones. It was an emotional period when we remember the genocidal onslaught.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2024 13:11 UTC