The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has brutally enforced the sit-at-home order declared in the southeast region.
The proscribed group, in enforcing the sit-at-home order, invaded some parts of Abakaliki, Ebonyi state on Tuesday, July 4.
As a result of this, markets, banks and filling stations including schools which opened earlier in the day closed down as sounds of gunshots were heard from some parts of the state capital.
The gunmen shot into the air at Haraca along the Abakaliki-Enugu highway and Ishieke in Ebonyi local government area of the state.
The action of the group was said to be part of the enforcement of the five-day sit-at-home order declared by Friday Ekpa, self-acclaimed IPOB leader who is based in Finland.
Ekpa was canvassing for the release of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The order for the sit-at-home which started on Monday is expected to end on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Ebonyi has said no life was lost in the state following the seven-day sit-at-home order by a faction of the proscribed IPOB.
“Yes, the group came and shot sporadically at the new market opposite Liberation Estate and our tactical team responded quickly and people cleared. There was no casualty. Nobody sustained injury either on the part of the civilians or the police. The police have intensified patrol within the town and even at the hinterlands,” the police said.
