Again, commercial activities grounded in Owerri as banks, schools, markets obey IPOB’s sit-at-home order

Banks, schools, shopping malls, and markets were shut as Owerri, the Imo state capital again experienced huge economic losses on Monday, following the weekly sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which is being observed in the state.

The ever-busy Imo state University junction, Government House Roundabout, Control Post roundabout, Warehouse junction Roundabout, Ikenegbu, Mbari, Douglas, Okigwe Road, and Wethedral Roads, were shadows of themselves, according to Punch Newspaper.

Though some private vehicles ply some routes, it was observed that most commercial vehicles stayed away from the roads.

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was arraigned at the Federal High court in Abuja for the first since his rearrest by the Federal Government, a large number of the residents of the capital city stayed away from their workplaces on Monday.

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