Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State, witnessed empty streets today as residents stayed back in their homes in total compliance with the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) in honour of fallen Biafra heroes.
The roads were virtually deserted except for occasional movements of tricycles and a few vehicles, reports Vanguard.
Shops on the streets did not open for business, while markets and motor parks also shut down.
Banks, equally, did not open to customers, just as schools, both private and public, did not open to students and pupils.
Some youths were sighted on the empty streets playing soccer while some people clustered at the entrance of their premises, discussing the latest developments in the country.
No security agents were sighted parading the streets, but so far, the city had no incident of any clash between security forces and those behind the sit-at-home order.
Markets, schools, offices shut in Imo
Meanwhile, markets, schools and offices shut down today in Imo State based on the sit-at-home order by a separatist group, the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Imo State.
The order, according to MASSOB, is to honour the heroes of the civil war today, May 30, tagged Biafra Day.
The development brought economic activities to a standstill, reports The Nation.
The roads were eerily empty, with only a handful of commercial vehicles plying the routes within and outside Owerri, the state capital.
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