From Isaac Ojo
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has declare 30 May 2026 as a sacred day of remembrance, mourning, reflection, and honour for all Biafran heroes and heroines.
The heroes and heroines according to the the Spokesperson, Media and Publicity Secretary for IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful are those who paid the ultimate price in the defence of “our people, our dignity, and our collective right to exist.”
He said as a matter of fact that the May 30 remembrance and mourning day for the fallen heroes and heroines is not a political ritual but a sacred covenant with them.
“The generation of 1967–1970 were 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.
“They faced the geopolitical machinery of the United Kingdom, which openly backed Nigeria diplomatically and strategically throughout the war. They faced foreign weapons, Soviet arms supplied to Nigeria despite the Cold War divide, mercenaries, foreign advisers, blockade warfare, aerial bombardment, starvation policies, and hostile forces assembled from far beyond Biafra’s borders. And still they stood.
“Hungry, outgunned, isolated, abandoned by the world — but never broken in spirit.
What they defended was more than territory. They defended the right of a people to survive.That is why their memory can never die.
“The world may move on. History books may reduce their sacrifice to footnotes. Governments may prefer silence. But for us, remembrance is not politics. It is sacred obligation.
“As long as one Biafran still breathes anywhere on this earth, the story of those men and women must continue to be told. Their courage must continue to be honoured. Their suffering must continue to be remembered,” Powerful stressed.
He harped on the fact that every 30 May is more than remembrance, but a covenant and a solemn vow between the living and the dead that their sacrifice will never be erased by propaganda, fear, or time itself.
