There is noticeable apprehension in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, South East Nigeria as residents show what is seen as maximum level of compliance on Monday, to the two-day purported sit-at-home order imposed on the region by the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Markets, financial institutions, petrol stations as well as private and public enterprises in Abakaliki metropolis remained closed in the early hours of the first day of the civil disobedience action.
AIT crew monitoring the situation in the state reports that as at 8 O’clock in the morning, unlike other work days, major roads and streets of the capital city were virtually free of human and vehicular traffic, an indication that most residents are keeping indoors.
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At the Abakaliki major market, a few persons seen there said they came out with the intent of doing business but met what they described as a disappointing situation in the market.
Some of the locals called on government to put an end to the incessant sit-at-home order as it is taking a toll on the economy of the South Eastern region.
The operatives of the Nigerian Police Force were seen on patrol across major roads in the state capital.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
