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Pedestrians, motorists, markets, business centres, schools, filling stations, and banks all went on holiday on Monday in various parts of Imo State in forced solidarity to the embattled , detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
While the roads, motor parks, and relaxation centres were empty, some desperate Okada riders were seen in some areas taking frustrated passengers to their various destinations at exorbitant fares.
Our correspondent who monitored the situation reports that some drivers of the Imo City transport buses, who dared the IPOB order, operated through the bush part to avoid the wrath of the supporters of IPOB.
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In the Aboh Mbaise, Mbaitoli, Ikeduru, Owerri West, Ngor Opkala, and Njaba council areas, the picture was the same as the markets, and stores were placed under lock and key while the residents stayed in-doors.
Expectedly, the presence of security men including armed mobile policemen in their vehicles was heavy, as they patrolled the major roads to maintain peace and order.
Some of the commercial vehicle drivers who parked their vehicles, and discussed the situation, lamented the situation which they said had continued to impose hardship on their families even as they appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday had also kicked against the alleged ceding of some communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State to Rivers State, saying, it portends grave consequences.
IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said “Following an illegal undocumented treaty to cede some communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, LGA, from Imo State to Rivers State via a crooked financial inducement, we the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, under the command and leadership of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to warn that such project be called to a halt to avert an inevitable consequences.
“We suggest to the communities that fall into this deceptive venture to retrace their steps considering that the singular act could attract futuristic destructive effects.
“IPOB was intimated with the information regarding Rivers State government plan which includes conditional future promises, and having gone through this moves realized that the Rivers State government will abandon them in future because governor Wike under whose tenure this plan was hatched and about to be executed cannot be in charge of Rivers State beyond his tenure as a current Governor.
IPOB enumerated the alleged affected communities as Umuapu, Awara, Ihe, Obeti and Asa communities, warning that they will regret if they accept the ceding to Rivets State
