Despite the cancellation of the Sit-At-Home protest initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, most residents of Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, this Monday, stayed off their places of work and businesses.
Major roads and streets in some parts of the city witnessed low traffic with most shops in the state’s main market as well as banks and fuel stations remaining shut.
Sampson Eze, a journalist in Abakaliki told reporters that the factors responsible for the continued compliance with the sit-at-home order in the state are ignorance of the suspension of the action and the fear of uncertainties.
The situation, with its crippling effect on the economy, has become a source of worry and concerns to the elites, as the Governor of the state, Dave Umahi, last week called on all stakeholders in the southeast geopolitical zone to rise in condemnation of the action.
Meanwhile, as a way to confirming their preparedness and commitment to continuous protection of lives and property of the people, the Ebonyi State Police Command and other security agencies have intensified their statewide.
