Despite the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), not observing the sit-at-home order today (Monday), several places in the southeastern part of the country remains locked down as residents refused to go out for their businesses for fear of being attacked.
The group had earlier suspended the order after the first Monday registered total compliance in the zone.
Two Mondays after the suspension of the exercise, the exercise again grounded commercial activities in Anambra, Imo, Abia and others parts of the eastern region.
In Awka, markets, motor parks and streets are all deserted as people remained at home.
The spokesperson of IPOB, Mr Emma Powerful, while announcing the suspension of the exercise over a week ago, said the exercise would only be activated on days when its incarcerated leader would be going to court.
The group warned residents of the South-East to be vigilant on Monday, saying that security agents may unleash mayhem on innocent citizens going about their normal businesses and blame it on the Eastern Security Network, ESN.
IPOB also reiterated its earlier stance that it had no plan to enforce its weekly sit-at-home order
The group alleged, however, that it had uncovered a plot by security operatives to disguise as its members and those of ESN to “attack traders who come out tomorrow for their legitimate businesses”.
Emma Powerful said it was expedient for the global community to be aware that it had since two weeks ago suspended its earlier weekly sit-at-home order.
“The intelligence unit of IPOB has uncovered secret plots by the Nigeria security agencies, most especially the DSS and the police to disguise as IPOB and ESN operatives to attack traders who come out tomorrow for their legitimate businesses,” the statement read in part.
“IPOB restates that there is no longer Ghost Mondays in Biafra land in solidarity with our detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Sit-at-home will only be observed on the days our leader will be making appearances in court. Such days will be well publicised ahead of time.
“Everybody is hereby placed on alert about this wicked plot. IPOB will not tolerate any attack on any Biafran or resident of Biafra under any guise.
“Security agencies have perfected plans to unleash attacks on innocent people in the name of ESN and IPOB volunteers. We have no plans again to enforce any sit-at-home order.
“We understand that all DPOs, DCOs other senior police officers in Enugu held meeting to perfect this plan to attack innocent Biafrans and tag it ESN attacks”.
