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Soludo's threats: Anyi Kings Writes to United Nations

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Submission on Alleged Violations of Civil and Economic Rights in Anambra State, Nigeria

To:
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Re: Human Rights Concerns Regarding Threats Against Peaceful Civil Protest and Economic Freedom in Anambra State, Nigeria

Your Excellencies,
We respectfully submit this communication for your urgent attention concerning alleged threats and coercive measures by the Government of Anambra State, Nigeria, directed at civilians for their participation in a voluntary Monday sit-at-home protest.
According to credible public statements and media reports, the Anambra State Government has threatened punitive actions—including the shutdown of major commercial centers such as the Onitsha Main Market—against traders and private citizens who voluntarily refrain from economic activity on Mondays. These measures are reportedly intended to compel participation in commercial activities.
Nature of the Alleged Violations
The sit-at-home action constitutes a peaceful form of civil protest and political expression. The reported threats raise serious concerns regarding violations of internationally protected rights, including:
Freedom of expression (Article 19, ICCPR)
Freedom of peaceful assembly and association (Articles 21 and 22, ICCPR)
Freedom from coercion and collective punishment

The right to pursue lawful economic activities without intimidation
The obligation of the State to protect, not punish, civilians
Nigeria is a State Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, both of which impose binding obligations on all levels of government, including subnational authorities.
Use of Coercion Against Civilians
Threatening market closures or economic sanctions against civilians for exercising personal choice amounts to collective intimidation and undermines democratic governance. International human rights standards are clear that peaceful protest must not be suppressed through fear, economic punishment, or administrative retaliation.
The protest is widely understood to be connected to broader political and human rights grievances, including concerns surrounding the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Regardless of differing political views, international law requires that civilian populations not be targeted or penalized for expressing dissent peacefully.
Failure to Meet Positive State Obligations
Rather than coercion, international norms require States to:
Engage in good-faith dialogue with affected communities
Address root causes of protest through lawful and political means
Provide credible guarantees of security of lives and property
Promote voluntary participation in economic life through confidence-building measures
Punitive approaches risk escalating tensions and may expose civilians to further harm.

Requests to the Special Rapporteurs

We respectfully request that the Special Rapporteurs:
Seek clarification from the Government of Nigeria and the Anambra State Government regarding these reported threats
Remind the authorities of their obligations under international human rights law

Urge restraint and the cessation of any form of intimidation or collective punishment
Encourage dialogue-based, rights-respecting approaches to resolving the situation

We submit this communication in good faith, in the interest of preventing further escalation, protecting civilian livelihoods, and upholding Nigeria’s international human rights obligations.
We thank you for your attention to this matter.
Respectfully submitted,

Anyi Kings on behalf of Biafra Reporters
And Biafra self determination Advocates
Under the umbrella body IPOB

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IPOB press release

Published on the Biafra post

January 27, 2026

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, sincerely thanks and salutes the great people of Anambra State for today’s peaceful sit-at-home observed in solidarity with our leader.

Ndi Anambra have once again shown the world that dignity is more valuable than money, and that sacrifice is sometimes required in the pursuit of justice and freedom. At a time when other ethnic groups in Nigeria openly defend their own and protect their collective interests, Ndị Igbo have continued to demonstrate uncommon courage by demanding the release of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

It is therefore disappointing and unacceptable that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo—who once visited Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in detention and knows the truth—has chosen to turn around and threaten the same people he swore to protect, merely to impress Abuja interests that have never prioritised the wellbeing of the Igbo race.

OPEN YOUR BUSINESSES TOMORROW — IGNORE INTIMIDATION

IPOB calls on all law-abiding residents and business owners across Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka to troop out en masse tomorrow and open their shops and markets peacefully.

No Governor, even the one aspiring to please his Abuja masters has the power to punish citizens for peacefully exercising their conscience. No administration has the right to weaponise markets against the people. The threats to shut down markets for the rest of the week are not governance—they are intimidation, and Ndi Anambra must not surrender their rights to fear. Any entity preventing the opening of our markets on Tuesday will have something greater than them to contend with.

SOLUDO SHOULD CAMPAIGN FOR MAZI NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE, NOT FIGHT HIS OWN PEOPLE

Governor Soludo must understand that the sit-at-home remains what it has always been: a civil disobedience and silent protest against injustice.

If Governor Soludo understands democracy, he should know that democracy is not measured by intimidation, task forces, or threats. Democracy is measured by respect for the freedom of thought, conscience, and lawful protest.

Ndi Anambra have shown honour and courage. But Governor Soludo has regrettably shown that he is prepared to trade the people’s dignity for political convenience.

THE ERA OF WARRANT CHIEFS IS OVER

We are not slaves in our ancestral land. The era of warrant chiefs enforcing colonial interests against their own people is long gone. Anambra people will not be ruled by threats and blackmail.

Governor Soludo will not remain in office forever. The day he leaves office, history will judge his choices—and the people will remember who stood with them and who stood against them.

OUR POSITION REMAINS CLEAR

The solution is straightforward:

Release Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Until that is done, the demand for justice will not disappear.

We urge all Ndị Igbo to remain peaceful, disciplined and focused. This struggle is moral, lawful and historic—and intimidation will not stop a people determined to be free.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA (IPOB).

Date: 26 January 2026

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Non-Biafra regions that share common values and are genuinely interested in aligning with the sovereignty project of a Christian Republic of Biafra—such as Edo State and parts of the Middle Belt—should begin formal consultations and expressions of interest without delay.

The future of self-determination requires early engagement, clarity of purpose, and collective resolve among like-minded regions.

The proposed Republic of Biafra shall operate a confederational system of government, where each constituent region remains fully autonomous, exercising control over its internal affairs, laws, security structures, and governance systems. While politically independent, the regions shall cooperate economically through free trade, open markets, and mutual development agreements, ensuring shared prosperity and regional stability.

It is imperative that the Government of Nigeria and its parliamentary legislature initiate an open, honest, and structured dialogue on the peaceful separation of the Biafra region, along with any other components that freely choose to exit what many now perceive as an Islamist-dominated caliphate structure.

Such discussions must be conducted transparently and in good faith, guided by international principles of self-determination, human rights, and peaceful coexistence.

Early negotiation will allow all parties to reach mutually beneficial agreements on borders, trade, security cooperation, citizenship rights, and diplomatic relations.

Failure to act proactively risks external intervention, where foreign powers may impose solutions that do not reflect the will or interests of the affected peoples. History has repeatedly shown that delayed internal resolution often leads to externally dictated outcomes.

This is a sincere and honest appeal to all who are willing to listen and think beyond sentiment or fear. The question of Biafra and the ongoing issue of Christian persecution and genocide in Nigeria can no longer be dismissed, silenced, or reshaped by lobbyists or propaganda machinery. The narrative has irreversibly shifted.

In this era of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the struggle is anchored on verifiable facts, documented evidence, and strategic international engagement. IPOB does not rely on assumptions or emotional rhetoric; it systematically gathers facts and presents them to relevant international authorities and institutions, which act based on evidence, not political convenience.

The global community responds to truth, data, and consistency. As such, no amount of lobbying can overturn factual realities or suppress legitimate demands for freedom and dignity. The movement for Biafra is no longer a regional agitation—it is a documented international case rooted in justice, survival, and the inalienable right of peoples to determine their own future.

Anyi Kings January 19, 2026