Nnamdi Kanu News: IPOB Shut Down Markets, Banks In Imo Ahead Of Kanu’s Trial

Nnamdi Kanu News: IPOB shut down markets, schools, banks in Imo ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial which will hold today, Wednesday, 16th of February.

Residents of Imo state, completely obeyed the sit-at-home order of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in solidarity with the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu over Wednesday’s court case in Abuja.

Brand News Day Nigeria reports that IPOB Shut Down Markets, Banks In Imo Ahead Of Kanu’s Trial, as residents of Owerri observed that the compliance to the sit-at-home was total from the areas visited.

Also, the residents of Orlu and Okigwe joined in the sit-at-home order where the streets were deserted.

Some of the streets visited by Brand News Day‘s correspondence include Wethedral, Douglas, Owerri-Port-Harcourt, Owerri-Onitsha and Owerri-Aba roads.

Also, the streets of Mbari, Okigwe, Mbaise roads, the situation was not different from the areas of Tetlow, Egbu, Dick tiger, MCC/Uratta, IMSU roundabout, Akwakuma, Amakohia, Spibat, Orji streets among others.

Nnamdi Kanu News: IPOB Shut Down Markets, Banks In Imo Ahead Of Kanu’s Trial

It was gathered that banks, shops, major markets of Ekeukwu, Relief markets shut down in solidarity with IPOB leaders. Schools, Restaurants, entries, supermarkets and fuel stations all closed down in obedience to the sit-at-home.

Similarly, in a phone conversation with another resident of the state, BrandNewsDay was told the situation was even more serious in the Okigwe and Orlu axis, due to the level of killings and insecurity that have been witnessed in these areas for almost a year.

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Speaking, one Chief Ihemadu Iwu, said: “This is not going well. We are suffering too much and the government is not doing anything about it. We want this whole to stop and these politicians should behave like leaders and not like touts”.