Anambra Gov’t, Ebonyi, Police Vow Stop IPOB Sit-At-Home Protest

• The proscribed IPOB has said that the sit-at-home protest will take place on every Monday beginning from August 9, 2019 until its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu is released.

The Anambra State Government and the state police command have expressed confidence that there will be no sit-at-home protest in the state.

The state government made its position known on the planned sit-at-home protest by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) through its Commissioner for Information and Enlightenment, Don Adinuba, who on Friday said security agencies were ready to ensure peace.

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The proscribed IPOB has said that the sit-at-home protest will take place on every Monday beginning from August 9, 2019 until its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu is released.

Spokesperson of the Anambra State police command , Ikenga Tochukwu, said there was no cause for alarm.

He said the police and  sister agencies would make sure that people go about their duties without any fear of attack

He said it was the duty of security agencies to protect the lives and property of the citizens, adding that the command would deploy troops in making sure the peace in the state would not be breached

The   South East Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (SECSOs) said the sit-at-home protest would only end up stifling businesses in the Southeast.

The group described the planned protest as   the last thing the Igbo wanted, especially at this point in time.

We’ll resist IPOB’s disruption plan, Ebonyi Police declare

The Ebonyi State Police Command yesterday  vowed that the IPOB protest would not not take place in the state.

The police said any attempt by IPOB to enforce the order in the state would be met with fierce resistance, stressing that nobody has the right to infringe on another’s fundamental human rights.

The state Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba said :”We will resist such a move by IPOB.This is one threat too many. It can’t work here. We will make sure it doesn’t hold.

“We have put serious and adequate security measures in place to ensure that this can’t happen. People should go about their lawful business from that day because nobody has the right to infringe on another’s rights.”