Military Helicopters Patrol For Buhari As IPOB’s Sit-at-home Paralyses Enugu, Imo, Other States
The Tuesday’s sit-at-home order was declared by the Biafran group in solidarity with its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Socio-economic activities were on Tuesday grounded in the South-East region of Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Imo and Anambra states following a sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in solidarity to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s appearance in the Appeal Court, Abuja.
Military helicopters were seen flying over the sky conducting reconnaissance in Enugu State capital, in obvious attempts to secure the President who was visiting the Imo State.
Although Monday’s usual sit-at-home has been rescinding gradually, many residents were still observing the weekly sit-at-home.
The Tuesday’s sit-at-home order was declared by the Biafran group in solidarity with its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, had, in a statement, during the weekend, ordered that banks, schools, markets, shops should remain closed, while civil servants and other workers remain indoors as the court hearing lasted.
He had said the sit-at- home was in solidarity with the leader of the group.
As a result, businesses and several other activities did not open in the South-East. In Imo State, despite the presidential visit, the state was grounded.
SaharaReporters observed for instance in Enugu only few commercial and private vehicles plied the streets, even as the police and soldiers were seen in strategic locations during the lockdown in the state.
Military helicopters were seen flying over the sky conducting reconnaissance in Enugu State capital.
Similarly, economic activities in Owerri, Imo State, were grounded in obedience to the sit-at-home order.
Some of the residents said they were afraid of being attacked by the enforcers of the order should they attempt to come out.
Economic activities came to a halt and only a few vehicular movements were seen in parts of the state capital despite the presidential visit to the state.
