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Sit-at-home: Enugu Government Announces Successful Shackling As Crack Down On Hoodlums, Unknown Gunmen Continues

Eko Hot Blog reports that Enugu State Government, on Thursday, announced that many hoodlums, anarchists, and criminal elements, who hide under the guise of freedom agitation to perpetrate destruction, violent crimes, as well as scaremongers in the state, have been tracked down and apprehended.

According to Daily Post, This was contained in a statement made available to pressmen, signed by Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government.
The government told residents to continue with their lawful business tomorrow, Friday, maintaining that the ban on sit-at-home remains.
The statement reads:
“The Enugu State Government wishes to remind citizens and residents of the state that work, business, schooling and other legitimate endeavours will continue tomorrow being Friday, July 7, 2023.
“The government directs offices, schools, business premises, markets, including Ogbete Main Market, among others, to open for business. Failure to comply with this directive will be deemed as willful undermining of government’s policy and efforts to restore full working days, productivity, and entrepreneurship in the state, and will as such be met with appropriate sanctions.
“Government urges members of the public to disregard any scaremongers and go about their businesses, as security measures are fully in place to continue to enforce law and order and safeguard lives and property.
“It is noteworthy that many enemies of Enugu State and Igbo land, the hoodlums, anarchists, and criminal elements, who hide under freedom agitation to perpetrate destruction, violent crimes, as well as those who engage in scaremongering through fake videos and images, have been tracked down, apprehended and are being brought to book.
“We are winning the war and therefore call on Ndi Enugu to volunteer information to the authorities on any suspicious person and movement as well as those who use the social media to spread rumours and instigate panic among the members of the public.” the statements read.
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