SPECIAL REPORT: How IPOB's sit-at-home order is destroying businesses in Nigerian South-east

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Traders, transporters and hotels lament the impacts of the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on their businesses in Nigeria's South-east.

first declared every Monday a sit-at-home holiday in the South-east of Nigeria in August last year, Emmanuel Ndu did not take it seriously., thought residents of the area would ignore the order because they are predominantly business people.

“Monday sit-at-home is sacrosanct,” the spokesperson of the group said in the clip, adding, “nothing can stop it apart from the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.” “Following the unanimous agreement of our leaders across board, and the entire body of Christ, I am pleased to inform our people that today, Monday, April 4, 2022, marks the official end to the ‘Monday sit-at-home’ in Anambra State,” Mr Soludo posted on his verified“I have also offered amnesty to all our brothers in the various forests around us. Give us your guns, and trust us to help you forge a meaningful living,” he posted on the micro-blogging site.

“Businesses have collapsed. And those whose businesses have collapsed may pick up arms one day to fend for themselves. Insecurity and crime rate will double,” he predicted.Caleb Johnson, a provision seller, does not open his shop on Mondays and other sit-at-home days. Faced with biting hardship, traders occasionally opened for business in the evening of sit-at-home days to palliate their economic woes. But Mr Onyike dare not join in the “risky venture.”

“How can we repay loans? The capital will even be disappearing,” Mr Uche, who deals in tailoring materials, said.“On such days, it looks as if there is no market at all,” said Anthony Opara, who sells computers in the market. “I lose between N100,000 and N150,000 on every such day,” he said. Ekene Ufondu sells power banks and other electronic devices at the popular Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State. He used to have customers coming from Northern and South-southern parts of the country.But Mr Ufondu said patronage has dropped drastically. He lamented that his customers have found safer zones for business in other regions.Delta and Lagos are in the South-south and South-west parts of Nigeria respectively.

“People I don’t know would call me with strange numbers to threaten my life. I had to rescind the decision,” he said.“I may not be able to be exact, but I can tell you we are losing millions of naira. Many customers I know have started going to Asaba to buy goods and even sell,” Mr Onyeka stated.“The IPOB’s sit-at-home has seriously affected our business in the South-east,” Paschal Ifeanyi, manager of The Bull Hotel, Enugu, told this newspaper.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

 

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Were you not praising this before now?

So you guys thought the larger part of Nigeria will suffer because 'South-east' chose to sit-at-home? NO WAY! We have other options. Need i remind you that we no longer live in stone age. Northerners now sale cosmetics & Motto spare parts. Come to Keffi & see for yourself.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. If southeast people don't come to their senses and fight these terrorists organizations, IPOB and ESN, their business and economy will definitely collapse.

They IPOBIANS think they are destroying Nigeria. It's a pity. God bless Nigeria.

Can't be true. Let it continue so far some people are enjoying it. They were even hailing the UngunKnownMen

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