Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has promised to support the proposed one million March by the Yoruba self determination groups in the South West.

Kanu, in a tweet on Wednesday, said he would stand with all oppressed ethnic group in Nigeria.

The Tweet reads: “As the brave men and women of #Oduduwa plan this historic ‘One million man march’ across southwest, I want to assure all and sundry that #IPOB stand with you & all oppressed ethnic group in #Nigeria. In this brave step I implore you all that desire freedom to support it. #we move”.

However, the one million march was said to have been postponed till further notice by the umbrella body of Yoruba self determination groups, llana Omo Oodua.

The group issued a statement on Monday, saying the rally which was scheduled for Wednesday would be delayed until there has been a consultation with other Yoruba socio-cultural and self determination group.

The statement reads, “The much awaited one million March being organized across the Yoruba speaking states has been postponed until further notice.

“IIana Omo Oduduwa, the umbrella body of Yoruba self determination groups within and beyond Nigeria, has declared.

“The rally was planned to be held in cities of Ikeja, Ibadan, Akure, Ado-Ekiti, Osogbo, Abeokuta, Kabba and Offa in Laos, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Kogi and Kwara States respectively on Wednesday 24th March to drum up support for the actualization of the sovereignty of Yoruba Nation”.

According to the statement, a meeting has being scheduled to hold on Saturday March 27th with all Yoruba cultural and self determination groups to draw up a new date for the rally, which will probably take place next week.

“We have declared our freedom from the failed Lugardian amalgamation of 1914. We have also declared our freedom from the fraudulent 1999 constitution of Nigeria.

The international community; including the United Nations (UN). European Union (EU), African Union (AU), Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) and the government of the United States and the United Kingdom have been put on notice.

“The Government of Nigeria is being challenged legally. We are not going to engage in any illegal or violent act. We shall achieve our liberation without shedding blood. We shall deploy our material and intellectual weapon to fight this battle.”

Lolo Ijeoma Njoku reporting, Obinwannem News