Social and economic activities were yesterday, grounded in Imo State, in honour of the youths, who were allegedly slain by the state government sponsored security outfit, Ebubeagu, in Awo-Omamma, Oru East local council area of the state. Private and commercial vehicle drivers kept off the roads while all markets, schools and shops were locked.

Similarly, banks shut their doors against their customers and government offices, including the courts, remained sealed, as workers remained in their homes.

Vanguard gathered from a resident, names withheld, via telephone calls that “there were serious gunshots from the early hours of yesterday, at Akwakuma, Owerri North local government area, by unknown gunmen”.

Continuing, the woman said: “Please, keep your distance from Akwakuma. They have been shooting seriously since morning, at Akwakuma Junction. My neighbour’s daughter in Federal Government Girls College, Owerri, and other students, who wanted to brave it and defy the sit-at-home order, ran back into the safety of their family homes. As at the time of talking with you (Saturday Vanguard), they are at a loss on what to do.”

An Akwakuma indigene, Ukachi (surname withheld), explained that: “The sit-at-home order is usually observed in our place, to the letter. On this day, some of our people were at a drinking joint and enjoying themselves at the Junction, when some security personnel arrived the place. “On sighting the armed security personnel and not knowing what their mission was, they (the natives and their friends) decided to scamper into safety. The security men fired shots into the air, before leaving the scene. There was no injury to anyone or arrests.”

Another respondent in Owerri municipality (names withheld), said: “Everyone who defied the sit-at-home order this morning (yesterday), was running helter-skelter at Wetheral/Douglas Road Junction. My daughter that was heading to school, was forced to run back home.


“The rumour about the sit-at-home order, started making the rounds early in the week and I don’t know why the school authorities did not deem it fit to properly instruct students and their parents, on the uncertainties associated with the order. Our children’s lives are very precious and inalienable.

Ndimkpurummiri:
Mazi Simon Ekpa is greater than all my Yoruba leaders, greater than my father combined because he is more brutal and destructive

Wisetrue99:
Before, it was the DSS

Now, the state and federal government through Ebubeagu are just killing youths any how, making it look like Igbos is forcing the people to stay at home

There is someone greater than all of us watching, when you begin to reap the evil you have sown, may no one be there to console you. Amen.

Ndimkpurummiri:
Simon Ekpa is forcing you to stay at home

Ndimkpurummiri:
Mazi Simon Ekpa is greater than all Ojukwu, Azikwe, Kanu combined because he is more brutal and destructive

Wisetrue99:

You are sick if you think an average Nigerian is not seeing through these childish tactics

Tell Buhari to leave his administration and focus on capturing him too then

Administration he couldn't put on hold to capture the terrorists in the North! Instead he is busy rewarding them with kingship

Una go suffer am!

Amunethseranu:
...they are fighting fir their freedom and the corrupt government is fighting them ...all u could do is mock them , remember u are as a black is nothing and according to force of nature u shall face same thing as them no matter ur position in APC ,

If these thing happened in 1800 u would av cried reading them ,don't u think?

Ndimkpurummiri:
Obidient4life2
Hope you enjoy your sit at home order

Ndimkpurummiri:
watin concern Nigerians with your beerfraud madness ?

Independence is of more troubling to you than murderers

Awon terrorists gbogbo

Ndimkpurummiri:
watin concern Nigerians with your beerfraud madness ?