Residents in states in the South-East are groaning over the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra which they said continues to cripple socio-economic activities in the region.
In Ebonyi State, like in other states in the South-East, residents have continued to obey the order despite the group’s announcement of its suspension on August 9, 2021. The IPOB also noted that the order would be observed only on the days its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is to appear in court. The Federal Government is prosecuting Kanu for offences bordering on treasonable felony. He is IPOB’s leader and advocating Igbo Nation.
This is even in the face of last Sunday’s threat by the state governor, David Umahi, to sack civil servants who failed to report to work on Mondays. But the governor’s statement didn’t appear to move the civil servants who refused to go to work. Traders were also not left out as they refused to open their shops. The situation has adversely affected socioeconomic activities in the state and other states in the region.
