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Biafra: Ebonyi bars residents from observing sit-at-home order

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6 years ago

May 28, 2018

The Ebonyi State Government on Monday, warned residents of the state against observing the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) slated for May 30.
Kenneth Ugbala, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Internal Security, announced this in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen.

He said that the directive also countered any order given by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).

According to him, “The issue of IPOB’s sit-at-home order came up on May 30, 2017, causing chaos in major cities of the South East zone of the country though we were lucky in Ebonyi.

“God assisted us coupled with the proactive steps taken by the government and security agencies as we maintain that IPOB activities have been proscribed by the South-east states’ governors.”

The governor’s aide said that the government had directed that such order should not be observed in the state.

“Individuals and groups are free to pursue their causes but through due processes and the Ebonyi government will earnestly protect the people`s lives and property.

“Every civil servant, trader, artisan among others is expected to carry out his legitimate activities on May 30 and security agencies have been directed to live up to their responsibilities.

“We are working hard in Ebonyi to mitigate the defects of our days in the old Anambra, Enugu and Abia and any unjustifiable stoppage of business activities would adversely affect our economy,” he said.

“Citizens should resist attempts by any group to make them sit-at-home and report such to government and security agencies instead of physical resistance.

“The government is not aware of any worker that belongs to IPOB and would conduct routine checks in ministries, agencies and parastatals to ensure adequate enforcement of its directive.”

Recall that members of the Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, had last Thursday, declared that nothing would stop their planned re-launching of Biafra republic on May 30 scheduled.