By Okey Alozie
The sit at home threat issued by members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) was carried out successfully in different parts of the South East on Wednesday 30th of May, 2018.
Our reporter who rolved round strategic places observed that while it recorded a huge success in Aba and Onitsha, that of Owerri, Imo State capital recorded partial participation, as residents of Owerri refused to observe the sit at home and went on with their usual business activities without fear or molestation from anybody.
The report from Owerri revealed that many people actually ignored the sit at home order and went for their businesses. Though, Mbaise Area respected the MASSOB order but used the period to visit their farms, hold meetings and clean their environment.
The law enforcement agents were stationed at Ahiara junction and strategic places to monitor MASSOB people and arrest any of them going against the law but as at the time of filing this report no arrest was made. Some of the MASSOB members who spoke to our reporter said the sit at home was carried as a sign of demonstrate against the injustice meted on the South East people by Nigerian government.
According to them, there was no plan to cause trouble in Imo State or other parts of the South East.
Meanwhile the governor of Imo State has urged law abiding citizens of the state to go ahead with their normal businesses and ignore the sit at home describing the group as unserious, adding that Nigeria still remains one.
The governor at trade and investment centre Owerri, Tuesday during the Democracy day celebration revealed that President Mohammadu Buhari has done something tangible in the South East State and still has plans to do more before the end of this year. He advised Imo people to shun the activities of MASSOB and other opposition groups and face realities.
