Markets, schools, offices shut in Imo in fresh sit-at-home

Markets, schools, offices shut in Imo over sit-at-home order

Markets, schools, offices shut in Imo in fresh sit-at-home

For the greater part of yesterday, Imo State was forced to observe a sit-at-home as economic and social activities virtually ground to a halt.

It was observed that the courts, government offices, schools, markets and commercial transport owners withdrew their vehicles from Imo roads.

ABC Transport management’s public notice read: “We won’t be operating from our locations around and to the South East tomorrow (yesterday), May 30, 2025. This is due to the lockdown in South East.”

Some civil servants, who were reached on phone, confirmed that they were at home with members of their families.

However, feelers from some areas, such as Uvuru, Amuzu and Lorji, in Aboh Mbaise local council area, saw people carrying out their normal activities. Schools were on, and the popular Orie Uvuru market was in full gear.

Reports from Ihitte Uboma revealed that the area was grounded. A villager, who simply identified himself as Ogueri, said, “There is something you must realize about our area: There is no operational police division in the whole of Ihitte Uboma, Obowo and Ehime Mbano local government areas to date.
“We are not likely going to get intervention from any security agency, if anyone is attacked in my community. So, there is no point in taking a costly chance. In the circumstance, most of us decided to respect ourselves and stay peacefully in our respective homes.”

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Responding also, a priest (names withheld) said: “We are all, one way or the other, IPOB members, but the way some people are going about it is not good at all.
“They should appeal to our conscience to understand what we are seeking and not forcing and killing the people they want to protect.
“Instilling fear in everybody will not help us. What our enemies want, is for all of us to die and let things no work. They don’t care whether we live or die and we are helping them to surreptitiously achieve it.”

Meanwhile, Imo State Police Command says it has made strategic deployments across the state to ensure peace and order.

A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Henry Okoye, read: “The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP, Aboki Danjuma, has once again called on the good and law-abiding people of Imo State, to disregard the disruptive sit-at-home threat, issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, ESN.

“The CP reassures all residents that the Command, in synergy with other security agencies, has activated robust security measures to forestall any form of threat or attack across the state.

“The Service Commanders and Heads of security agencies in Imo, including Brigadier General M. I. Abbas, Commander 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze; DSS Director, Olushola Aguda; Air Cdre DE Bello, Commander Nigeria Air Force 211 QRG; as well as heads of NSCDC, Immigration, FRSC, and Fire Service, have jointly instituted proactive measures and are working closely with the Police, to avert any sit-at-home threat and protect lives and property.