SOCIAL and economic activities were grounded across the five states of the South-East geopolitical zone of the country on Monday in compliance with the
Analysts and social commentators on Monday rang the warning bell over what they described as setting in of anarchy in the South-East region following total lockdown of the five southeastern estates in compliance with the stay-at-home directive issued by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).
IPOB sit-at-home order cripples socio-economic activities in South-East
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Human and commercial activities were grounded in the South-Eastern states on Monday as residents obeyed the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In Umuahia, the Abia capital, and adjoining villages, residents stayed back home, leaving the streets, especially the ever-busy city centre, known as Isigate, completely deserted.
Government offices, schools, banks, shops, business centres, markets, malls and plazas, and petrol outlets remained closed.
Also, private and commercial vehicles kept off the roads, leaving the metropolis like a ghost town.
A cross-section of the residents expressed mixed feelings over the IPOB order.