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Many residents of the five Southeast states went about their normal activities yesterday in defiance of the one-week sit-at-home order allegedly declared by a faction of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Most markets, schools, banks, offices and streets boomed, unlike the hesitancy witnessed on Tuesday.

Simon Ekpa, the leader of Autopilot, a faction of the IPOB, had, in a statement on June 14, announced that there would be a one-week sit-at-home in the region.

Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, said the sit-at-home would hold from 3 to 5 July and continue from Friday, 7 to 10 July.

He said it was aimed at demanding the “immediate and unconditional release” of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is in Federal Government detention.

But the sit-at-home order failed across the states, while attempts by hoodlums to enforce it, mostly failed.

In Enugu, the state government said an attack by the hoodlums was repelled by the police.

The Nation reports that public activities were booming in the state capital, Enugu, before panic started at about 10.30am, following rumours of shootings in some parts of Enugu by would-be enforcers of the order.

But senior special assistant to Governor Peter Mbah on new media, Reuben Onyishi, said the accompanying videos of shootings in some parts of the state were fake.

According to him, the hoodlums who attempted to enforce sit-at-home order in the state, were “capably engaged and their target operation foiled, whereupon they took to their heels in their Sienna bus, seeking to escape. They are currently on the run as the security men are on their trail”.

“They had tried to replicate what reportedly happened at Ishieke, Ebonyi State on Tuesday in Enugu this morning, but were capably repelled by a crack team of the security agents who had proactively pre-empted their targets.”

He said claims that there were shootings in Abakpa or Emene were being circulated by mischief makers on social media to scare the people.

Business and commercial activities were in full gear in all parts of the Anambra State, including Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka which were notorious for killings, kidnappings and other vices.

The state was relatively calm and peaceful, with schools and markets in full swing except for a few banks which offered skeletal services.

In Imo, the state government said claims that gunmen attacked the state secretariat along the Port Harcourt road were false.

There had been unconfirmed reports of sporadic shootings at the secretariat that caused workers to scamper for safety.

But a statement by the state Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku said there was no such incident.

“What happened was that the police trailed a suspect in a case to the Secretariat to effect his arrest in an alleged criminal matter.

“It was in the attempt to effect the person’s arrest that the police fired warning shots,” Nwachuku added.

Meanwhile in other parts of the state capital Owerri, many braved the odds to attend to their daily needs.

Markets, business centres and restaurants were open for business along major streets in the Owerri metropolis.

Nevertheless, some residents remained indoors, while some primary and secondary schools did not open.

In Abia, residents of the state capital Umuahia, and the commercial nerve Aba for the second day in a row shunned the sit-at-home order.

The Nation recalls that there were reported cases of burning of automobiles in Aba by sit-at-home enforcers on Monday, but which was countered by a show of force parade by security agencies that lasted for hours.

However, our correspondent reports that major markets, government institutions, schools and other private facilities including banks in both cities opened for operations despite the ceaseless downpour.

Inter and intra-city transportation services were at their peak as most public transport companies were open for business.

Some of the traders who spoke to our correspondent said that they recorded increased patronage, unlike Tuesday.

A trader, Mr. Fidelis Okere, said: “We got calls from our customers asking if we opened for business. It was because the sit-at-home was not effective here, that we are seeing the city busier than yesterday (Tuesday).”

There was cautiousness in Ebonyi, with some banks and filling stations not opening till about noon.

Nevertheless, most major markets in Abakaliki, the state capital, opened, as did schools and other businesses. Some filling stations remained shut while others opened for business.

Security agencies were stationed in strategic places to ward off any attacks while a t security team patrolled the city in a motorcade.

https://thenationonlineng.net/simon-ekpas-sit-at-home-directive-flops-in-southeast/

Very good...

Check today... Yesterday was market day for the shit at home

Good

this is too bad, our prime minister is not happy

Yesterday wasn't sir at home, mumu blogger learn to say the truth

If this propaganda will help your masturbation on gullibility, you continue but I wish I know how to post videos on Nairaland I would have supplied you people to continue in your masturbation.

Yoruba newspapers
There was 99.9% compliance in Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo , Enugu, and Abia

While helinues and yarimo are in ogbomosho hyperventilating about the sit and home

Yes, the sit at home failed.

Anambra state has shown strong and brutal resistance. Ekpa should carry his sit at home to Abakiliki.

No foollisshh sit at home in anambra again.

Daily activities on as usual and booming let the ones in Ebonyi do the sit at home on behalf of their brother Simon Ekpa because na Dem carry this thing for head.

Martinsmine:
Check today... Yesterday was market day for the shit at home

People are going about their activities. It failed.

The idea of the "sit at home" is quite stupid in the first place.
To think it was even welcomed is even more ridiculous.

Coming from Tinubu Lagos Ibadan newspaper. It's a big lie. Everyone complied in the East. Ghost town mode was activated throughout Biafra land.

MrBiGGEST:
The idea of the "sit at home" is quite stupid in the first place.
To think it was even welcomed is even more ridiculous.

Sit at home would cripple nigeria according ekpa and him mumu followers

Ndibunna:
Yes, the sit at home failed.

Anambra state has shown strong and brutal resistance. Ekpa should carry his sit at home to Abakiliki.

No foollisshh sit at home in anambra again.

Daily activities on as usual and booming let the ones in Ebonyi do the sit at home on behalf of their brother Simon Ekpa because na Dem carry this thing for head.

They didn't even resist
How the hell is being flogged showing resistance?
Good the sit at home failed but there was no sit at home

omenka:
Coming from Tinubu Lagos Ibadan newspaper. It's a big lie. Everyone complied in the East. Ghost town mode was activated throughout Biafra land.

You hate good news don't you

Skankamola:

Sit at home would cripple nigeria according ekpa and him mumu followers

I believe it was even Mazi kanu's genius idea..lol

omenka:
Coming from Tinubu Lagos Ibadan newspaper. It's a big lie. Everyone complied in the East. Ghost town mode was activated throughout Biafra land.

beerfraud:
Yoruba newspapers

Trying to be sarcastic? You guys have invaded this thread but always disappear from insecurity news in the north.

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QuotaSystem:
They were warned but, nzobu-nzobu.

Bandits, bokoharam and iswap have taken over your region but you avoid those thread to come and dance naked in any thread where southeast is mentioned.

Useless propaganda by Tinubu newspapers...... All Businesses are closed in Enugu as we speak...

Dafresh:
Yesterday wasn't sir at home, mumu blogger learn to say the truth

What about today,are you sitting at home because others are going about their business.

It's funny how people openly ing IPOB and its deeds in Igbo Land are now turning their backs against it.

I used to be non-chalant about this organization, but I've held a serious grudge against IPOB since decided to hijack the EndSars protest online and offline.

Offline, they followed Nnamdi Kanu's directive to burn Lagos, kill Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu, etc but they weren't successful.
Why?
What did we do to them?
Is Lagos in the South East or what concerns IPOB with Lagos?
It's obvious they hate and envy Lagos' success and wish to burn it to the ground.
It's still evident till today when their followers celebrate when a disaster such as flooding happens in any part of Lagos. They celebrate bad news from any part of Lagos.

Online, they started posting pictures not related to the Lekki shooting, claiming it happened there. They stared posting fake news claiming certain people were dead, we believed it till the affected people came to debunk the news, even revealing the picture posted that they were dead was from a photoshoot from years back.

(Olumide Oworu borrowed this script and posted pictures from a movie set from way back to claim he was attacked in Surulere by APC guys)

This same IPOB ers suddenly started wanting the best for Nigeria (the zoo) by campaigning for Peter Obi.
Lol
Suckers. Bloody fascists!
I still see the IPOB (who new disguise is Obidient) commenting under Simon Ekpa's posts.

IPOB and its ers won't rest until good things burn to the ground.
It's best they keep their activities restricted to Igbo land.

That Eze in Ajao Estate that wanted to invite them to Lagos for "protection" made their plans of stealth in Lagos more obvious that they want to take over Lagos and make it theirs.

eeeh! bro ekpaaaa BRENARD

E Dey Finland 🇫🇮, una Dey kill unaself for trenches 😂😂

In the East, government workers are using this sit at home as excuses not to go to work, as if they would sit at home if it was their personal business.

Dafresh:
Yesterday wasn't sir at home, mumu blogger learn to say the truth

The sit at home flopped, you guys should stop deceiving yourselves

They now threaten citizens to pay money

Until all your prominent sons and daughters publicly speak out against these accursed people, they won't stop!

I'm talking about Peter Obi, Chimamanda Adichie, Orji Uzor-Kalu, E-Money, Obi Cubana, etc...

Only Prof. Charles Soludo has spoken out against them, which earned him largely insults and curses from most Igbo people rather than ing him to echo this truth!