Residents of Abakaliki metropolis of Ebonyi State have expressed happiness on the suspension of sit-at-home order by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a development they described as a right step in the right direction.
The residents stated this in a chat with the Nigerian Tribune at the popular International Market on Saturday.
According to a tricycle driver who gave his name as Ogbonnaya Nwite, the suspension had delivered his life from his wife’s hands, whom he said “does not understand any other thing except money.”
Nwite said “for me, I am a Biafran but I don’t buy the idea of sitting at home every Monday. My reason is not because of the money but the peace of mind I get outside my home. During this week (last week) sit-at-home, if not for God, she (my wife) would have killed me with her bad mouth. In fact, I am happy because I have been thinking how and where to go this coming Monday that will give me peace.”
Also, Mrs Franca Nwachukwu, a fresh tomato dealer said the suspension is a welcome development but urged the leaders of the South-East to rally around on their own and get Nnamdi Kanu out of the prison unharmed. According to her, the losses they recorded on Monday would be small to what they will lose if the IPOB leader is not rescued.
“We sell on Monday, Wednesday and Friday but because of the damages I recorded on Monday as a result of the sit-at-home, I refused to travel again because I don’t want to lose my money. I am happy because the poor masses will no longer suffer the pains,” she said.
A food vendor, Mr Chuka Udemanta, commended IPOB for suspending the order. He said: “IPOB has done well to suspend this sit-at-home order because if we continue to sit-at-home, our brother Nnamdi Kanu will not come out of prison. The only thing that will help him come out of prison is when our governor’s and other big men from the Biafran land come together and drop their useless interest of being Fulani slaves, Kanu will be released,” he said
However, an Okada rider, Mr Ikechukwu Nweze, said he is not happy that IPOB suspended the sit-at-home order. According to him, “the order is the only thing that will make the Federal Government know that Biafrans are seriously interested in their quest for freedom.”
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