Markets, banks, schools and shops were closed.

Business activities in Enugu, the Enugu state capital came to a standstill on Monday as residents were forced to observe the sit-at-home exercise ordered by Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based self-proclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.

SaharaReporters observed that schools, government offices, markets, fuel stations, malls, and banks, among others, were all closed.

Major roads across the state were also deserted as bus services and commercial motorists withdrew their services.

Ekpa had declared a five-day sit-at-home across 'Biafra land' (South-East region of Nigeria) comprising five states – Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia and Ebonyi. He declared the sit-at-home to test the resolve of the people to boycott the 2023 general elections.

However, the detained leader of IPOB, Kanu, through his counsel, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, countered the directive and asked IPOB faithful to ignore the order as he never authorised it.

Several Igbo groups including Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the foremost pro-Biafra group, Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), also urged Igbo people to ignore the sit-at-home, describing it as an anti-Biafra agitation which does not serve the interest of the people.

Ekpa, who claimed to be the spokesperson for Biafra, however, countered it and warned Biafrans to ensure that they complied with the sit-at-home order in order to avoid becoming victims.

Lambasting Ejiofor, Ekpa had said, "Biafrans should as well, disregard the hallucinations of the members of the defunct DOS and their fellow mischief-maker -the unprofessional Barr. Ejiofor, who has chosen to use the pages of the Nigerian newspapers to deceive the public that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu condemned the 5-day Sit-At-Home Order from the DSS dungeon.

"Those peddling these outright lies represent the South Eastern Governors and politicians who do not want Biafra to come. They do not speak for our indefatigable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu but the oppressors.”

Ekpa had added, “We will stop at nothing to make sure Biafra is restored in 2023 no matter what they do.

"Once again, the scheduled Sit-At-Home Order will take place on the following dates: "Friday, December 09, 2022; Saturday, December 10, 2022; Sunday, December 11, 2022; Monday, December 12, 2022; and Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

"The above dates are to be observed with absolute sit-at-home order compliance, to avoid 'the Nigerian state happening to you'. So, to be 'foreinformed is to be foreprepared.'"

On Friday, Enugu residents shunned the sit-at-home order and went about their business as usual.

On Saturday, some hoodlums suspected to be enforcing the sit-at-home attacked New Market, one of the biggest markets in Enugu. During the attack, they razed a police patrol vehicle and reportedly killed three people including a pregnant woman, who was felled by a stray bullet.

Following Saturday's violence, residents on Monday stayed at home. The streets of Enugu were almost deserted and the highways in the town, which are almost always busy, became a shadow of their former selves as bus services and commercial motorists were nowhere to be seen.

In the same vein, markets, banks, schools and shops were closed.

It was gathered that markets in remote villages were also deserted for fear of hoodlums who have been violently enforcing the sit-at-home order.

KingKO22:
The coward sit at home children only have mouth to insult Tinubu

SmartPolician:


Tinubu insulted himself first by buying up the presidential ticket of the APC.

Respect is earned and if an elder refuses to respect himself, children won't respect him.

kettykin:
This is the biggest own goal against the actualisation of Biafra, I have family members who are beginning to change their minds about coming to the east for Xmas from allover Europe and North America. I have torpedoed allplans for the east now

kettykin:
This is the biggest own goal against the actualisation of Biafra, I have family members who are beginning to change their minds about coming to the east for Xmas from allover Europe and North America. I have torpedoed allplans for the east now

Emergingnation3:
Don't be decieving by this propaganda.... It is normal Monday sit at home that we have been observing over a year now . It has nothing to do with Simon Ekpa...

nedekid:
But who is this fellow the might of gov cannot crush for goodness sake.
It is said he stays in Sweden, what diplomatic steps have been taken to flush him out. I have not heard of any interpol warrant for arrest. How come Sweden will host a terrorist killing Nigerians? If gov cannot go it alone, what about hiring mossad or asking for Russian help tea wise?
Finally if gov is incapable of protecting citizens, why not let them bear arms to defend themselves? Will one idiot invade a community when folks there have glucks, AR 15, Aks etc.

Emergingnation3:
Don't be decieving by this propaganda.... It is normal Monday sit at home that we have been observing over a year now . It has nothing to do with Simon Ekpa...

GBTYO:



Not the FG's problem .

Besides if they repeat another Umaru Dikko style abduction on Ekpa on EU soil targeting an EU citizen amidst the ongoing court case freeing Kanu on the basis of wrongful rendition, what makes you think another OSU will not step up and replace Ekpa and continue from there?

Remember, as you guys used to say : Biafra is an ideology and can't be destroyed.

Purge yourselves of your own filthy ideology and criminal cultists.

Its no ones problem until you carry your nonsense one inch out of your blighted yeast.

FG just waiting for that to happen and Super Tucanos will be napalming every OSU village within 50 square km of an ESN suspected camp.

Nah old school Fabian approach FG dey use for una now - wear you down slowly and painfully.

Heavens1stson:


https://saharareporters.com/2022/12/12/business-activities-shut-down-enugu-residents-observe-simon-ekpas-sit-home-order-after

GBTYO:


So the sporadic gunshots and chaos to enforce today's legitimate sit at home is from Kanu's defunct camp!

If so that shows that Kanu's rudderless faction is into using violent means to enforce the curfew.

Finally, you were the same idiot that keeps blasting Ekpa as a Sabo but same Emma Powerless of Kanu's rudderless faction had severally made public statements distancing IPOB from Monday sit at home stating that only court fixed dates should be reserved for the protest.

My OSU, you see how you are not in any way sensible .

Emergingnation3:
Says Afonja Muslim pi**g , with usual gibberish...

Yes IPOB has concealed Monday sit at home, but SE residents decided map out Monday's as sit at home in solidarity with Kanu's in DSS detention, we are not being force by one, it's an act of willingness...

Afonja pi***g, focus on skull mining ravaging your skull mining region and leave IPOB/SE out of your misery...

nedekid:

What is osu or which people do you refer to?

"Remember, as you guys used to say : Biafra is an ideology and can't be destroyed"
And who is the "you guys"?
What is wrong with you for goodness sake?

In your tribal rants, you assume who is not yoruba or a northerner is from the south east right? Are you aware folks are from SS too?
Anyway, I wount be drawn into your petty rants, I am from Delta state. Kindly run along pretending to be a gentleman.

GBTYO:


Gidgiddy is this true that you still observe Ekpa's illegal Monday sit at home forced curfew ?

AfonjaEmir:
So the curfew is not IPOB's own again...now its Simon EKPA??

Una go MADT finish, before you realize it.

BIAFRA MATTERS MAKING THIEFNUBUU IDIATS MENTAL, EVERYDAY!

GBTYO:


Gidgiddy is this true that you still observe Ekpa's illegal Monday sit at home forced curfew ?

nedekid:
But who is this fellow the might of gov cannot crush for goodness sake.
It is said he stays in Sweden, what diplomatic steps have been taken to flush him out. I have not heard of any interpol warrant for arrest. How come Sweden will host a terrorist killing Nigerians? If gov cannot go it alone, what about hiring mossad or asking for Russian help tea wise?
Finally if gov is incapable of protecting citizens, why not let them bear arms to defend themselves? Will one idiot invade a community when folks there have glucks, AR 15, Aks etc.

Cyberterror:
Igbos will sit at home in the east on election day with threat from IPOB. I wonder where those expecting bulk votes from the south east will get it from

GBTYO:


There is no truth from the snake tongue of an OSU snake.

AfonjaEmir:
Is that all you can bring to the banter??

You are excessively dull...spits!

GBTYO:


I only responded in kind to your earlier gentleman post.

OSU