By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinonso Alozie & Steve Oko
Commercial activities in most parts of the South East states were grounded, yesterday, in continuation of the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over the incarceration of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kalu.
Despite the success of the weekly directive, IPOB, yesterday, denied declaring a sit-at-home exercise for October 21 and 22 in any part of Igbo land.
In Aba, Abia State, schools, banks, markets and other business centres did not open. Major roads such as Azikiwe, Faulks, Ngwa, Aba-Owerri, Obohia, Ohanku, Ikot Ekpene road and Aba main motor park, among others, were deserted.
Combined teams of soldiers and police officers were observed patrolling major areas of the city.
The directive also recorded a total compliance as the streets and roads were completely deserted in Umuahia.
Human and vehicular traffic was very limited although there were occasional movements of tricycles and…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
