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The residents of Owerri the Imo State capital on Monday again observed the Sit-at-home as they remained indoors and rarely came out.
The Eastern Updates reports that is happening despite the assurances of the South-east governors last week that the sit at home is over.
Newsmen who went round capital metropolis discovered that all the major markets in the capital city were all under lock and key.
Also, all commercial banks along the Bank road / Okigwe road and weatheral road were all closed.
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Again, the usual busy Douglas, Tetlow, weatheral, and okigwe roads were all deserted.
One of the residents of Tetlow road who identified himself as Chuka said that residents had decided to remain at home to avoid being in harm’s way, and that last week Monday lots of people got injured while they were running over the rumour that gunmen had arrived to enforce sit – at – home.
‘As you can see every shop on this Tetlow did not open because of what happened last week Monday when it was rumoured that unknown gunmen had arrived to enforce the sit at home and many people got injured as they were running to possibly escape. This is the major reason why the people decided to remain in their homes to avoid falling victim.’
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