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'Enough is enough': Enugu Residents defy order, protests over sit-at-home [VIDEO]

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Jul 24, 2023

'Enough is enough': Enugu Residents defy order, protests over sit-at-home [VIDEO]

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Residents of Enugu State on Monday defied the regular sit-at-home order in the state.

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The residents filed out in their thousands to protest against the Monday sit-at-home order.

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The protesters carried banners that read "Enough is Enough" as they marched through some streets.

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In the past two years, residents of the Southeast have been observing a sit-at-home that was ordered by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

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Initially, IPOB started the sit-at-home campaign to push for the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

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But the initiative was hijacked by Simon Ekpa, who has allegedly been empowering thugs to cause havoc in the region under the guise of enforcing the order.

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The sit-at-home has led to economic hardship in the region as people hardly come out on Mondays and whenever the order is given.

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Ekpa recently ordered Southeast residents to stay at home for one week.

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On Sunday, the Enugu State government threatened to sanction anybody, groups, or organisations that observe the sit-at-home.

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