There was panic in Enugu, with many scampering for safety on Wednesday over rumours of shooting in some parts of the state.
The Secretary to the State Government , Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.There was panic in Enugu on Wednesday following reports that some gunmen stormed the state to enforce a controversial one-week sit-at-home order declared by a faction of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra .
But Emma Powerful, the spokesperson of the IPOB faction led by Mr Kanu, would later disown the declaration saying the sit-at-home order did not emanate from the group. He added that the government had arrested some hoodlums who were enforcing the sit-at-home order in the state.
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