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There was partial compliance in the capital city of Awka and its environs today as the two-day sit-at-home by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commenced.
But the situation was not the same in Onitsha and Nnewi where there was full compliance, reports The Nation.
Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo used today’s sit-at-home to visit Nibo community where no fewer than 13 persons were killed yesterday.
The killings were a prelude to the sit-at-home declared by Biafra agitators during the community’s new yam festival, which the Police Command tagged as cult war.
Soludo, during his visit with a retinue of security operatives, condoled with the families and community over the killing.
The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor vowed to fish out perpetrators of the dastardly act.
While urging the residents to ignore the sit-at-home order from those he described as faceless individuals, he said he would soon deal with the issue of cultism in the state
“No matter where the perpetrators hide, they will be brought out for sanctioning. Your safety is assured,” Soludo said
Residents said the little life in Awka was a result of the concentration of security outfits.
But Onitsha and Nnewi, the two commercial centres were like ghost towns, according to residents.
Monday, October 21, 2024
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Sit-at-home grounds economic activities in Ebonyi
Economic activities have been grounded in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital following the sit-at-home declared by some pro-separatist groups in the region.
Residents showed high compliance today with the two-day sit-at-home order.
Markets, financial institutions, petrol stations as well as private and public enterprises in Abakaliki metropolis remained closed in the early hours of the first day of the civil disobedience action.
Our correspondent, who moved round the city, reports by 8am, major roads and streets of the capital city were virtually free of human and vehicular traffic, an indication that most residents remained indoors.
A banker, who spoke anonymously, said he was in the office with his colleagues but they were advised by the management not to open for business.
“I will also not make any sense to open since customers are all at home. We won’t serve ourselves,” he stated.
At the Abakaliki international market, a few persons came with the intent of doing business but met what they described as a disappointing situation in the market.
A resident, James Ike, urged the government to do everything within its power to end the incessant sit-at-home order.
He noted the exercise was affecting the economy of the region adversely.
The Police Force and other security agencies were seen around the city on patrol across major roads in the state capital to forestall any breach of peace.
