Residents of Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo, and Abia states have observed the sit-at-home for not less than 144 days from January till date, investigations by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. This was in spite of the directive by governors in the region that people should ignore the directive.
The sit-at-home was declared in the five south-eastern states by a splinter group of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Simon Ekpa. While the Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB has distanced itself from the sit-at-home, many people have continued to blame the separatist group for the directive, which has led to killings and destruction of property.
The sit-at-home was enforced in the region on Monday until the Ekpa group declared a one-week sit-at-home a couple of days ago.
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