The Indigenous People of Biafra has called on governors of South-east states and other territories it describes as Biafraland to fly the Nigerian flag at half-mast on May 30, observing Biafra Heroes Day as a solemn act of remembrance for those who died during and after the civil war.

IPOB spokesperson and Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful issued the call in a statement ahead of Biafra Day 2026, describing the occasion as a sacred covenant with the fallen rather than a political ritual. The group said the day was set aside for remembrance, mourning, reflection, and honor for all Biafran heroes who paid the ultimate price, and that governments flying flags at half-mast would not diminish anyone but would affirm the humanity of the dead.

IPOB paid tribute to what it described as the extraordinary resistance of Biafran fighters against overwhelming military, logistical, and geopolitical forces, noting that they had faced the combined weight of British diplomatic backing for Nigeria, Soviet arms supplies, mercenaries, foreign advisers, blockade warfare, aerial bombardments, and starvation policies, and had still mounted one of the most remarkable resistance efforts in modern history.

The group called for strict observance of the day, saying it was not an occasion for commerce, entertainment, weddings, burials, meetings, or market activities, and urged all Biafrans at home and in the diaspora to observe it with discipline, dignity, and reverence.

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, in a statement signed by its National President Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka and Secretary General Comrade Ifeanyichukwu Nweke, joined the call for strict observance and urged Igbos living outside Biafra territory to wear black attire in their offices and business establishments as a tribute to what the group described as 4.3 million Igbos killed between 1967 and 1970. The council also urged governors of states within the old eastern region to declare May 30 a Black Day of Mourning.