The presidency also asked that the UK stop the issuance of visas to those funding IPOB in Nigeria.
The UK said its report was only an assessment of separatist groups in the South-East, including IPOB and its members.
On Friday, traditional, religious and political leaders from the South-East made the appeal when they met with Mr Buhari at a Town Hall meeting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi.
The decision that was made earlier this month gives strong backing to the Buhari regime and could worsen the military-separatist clashes raging in Nigeria’s South-East.
He warned residents against further observing the stay-at-home order.
IPOB’s decision was said to have followed an appeal by the Anambra government and traditional rulers to embrace peace.
The troops were met with stiff resistance from the militants as they closed in on their enclave along the Imo-Anambra border communities.
Mr Kanu had prayed the court to direct the DG SSS to appear before it to give oral evidence regarding his health condition.
Trial judge Binta Nyako, who fixed today’s sitting at 1:00 p.m., had ordered the SSS officers to inform their office about the blockade.
We are coming to terms with the truth that those who are “fighting” for the so-called freedom of their people are in reality hoodwinking those same people.
