The state government said no one must be coerced into obeying the sit-at-home order.
The Abia State Government has kicked against the move by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra to enforce a sit-at-home order in the state.Last week, IPOB announced a total lockdown of social and economic activities every Monday starting from August 9 in the South-East region of the country.
The state government also declared that it is actively monitoring the situation with the IPOB leader. In a statement signed by Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the Commissioner for Information of the state, the Abia government said it remained in touch with “his family members, other relevant persons and institutions, and receive regular updates through them on the situation.”
“While the government will not compel anyone wishing to sit at home for any reason whatsoever not to do so, we wish to strongly advise that nobody should also compel or enforce any sit-at-home order from any non-state actor as doing so does not serve any known interests of the people of the state.
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