The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that it is considering recommencing the every Monday sit-at-home order it earlier made to push for the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention.
Despite the suspension of the exercise, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Nsukka, Aba and other major towns in the South-East states on Monday observed the sit-at-home order, making the group reconsider its stand.
The group had last weekend called off the sit-at-home order, saying that the exercise would henceforth hold only on days its leader, Kanu would appear in court.
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Emma Powerful, who spoke to some journalists, in reaction to the observance of the order, despite the suspension, said that IPOB no longer forced anyone to stay at home, but added that people voluntarily decided to observe it to show how they feel about the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu.
He said the exercise was not entirely banned but was only suspended, and that since the people were fine with it, the group might reintroduce it.
“Yes, we observed that people decided to sit at home today. We did not tell them to do so, and we did not force anybody,” Powerful said.
“They are doing it to show how they feel about the detention of Kanu.
“We suspended the sit-at-home for this Monday, but after consultation, we can decide to order that people should sit at home again by next Monday. As for this Monday, the people are just expressing their feelings. We are still consulting, and we will let people know later,” he noted.
Earlier today it was reported that some major roads in the South-East states of Anambra and Imo remained deserted on Monday while some businesses were also shut in observance of the sit-at-home despite a counter-directive from IPOB.
Most towns in the South-East still observed the sit-at-home as some major roads were deserted and many businesses remain shut today in compliance with the old order.
Aba town in Abia is a ghost town while Nsukka in Enugu is also deserted on Monday morning.