Pandemonium gripped certain parts of the Southeast yesterday as residents were forced to stay at home in compliance with the directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Checkout Magazine learnt.
Major towns, markets and streets were deserted despite security agencies urging people to go about their normal business.
IPOB had announced a sit-at-home to protest the arrest and detention of its leader Nnamdi Kanu.
No fewer than 14 persons were feared killed while hoodlums attacked commercial vehicles and residents, the Nation reports.
IPOB hailed its members and “friends of Biafra and lovers of Biafra’s freedom” for the “huge” success recorded in the sit-at-home.
IPOB, in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the development demonstrated the unity among Ndigbo and their readiness to restore Biafra.
“Now they understand how prepared we are in our irrevocable resolve to restore Biafran sovereignty,” he said
