Prices of items in Owerri, Imo State capital, have gone up astronomically as residents engaged in panic buying ahead of the arraignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on 21 October.
Recall that a faction in IPOB had said Thursday is the only day its members should exercise sit-at-home to honour its leader, Kanu, as he is expected in court.
The group also threatened to shut down the South East if their leader was not produced in court on that day.
Residents of the Heartland City have continued to engage in panic buying until late evening on Wednesday as families sought to stock their homes out of fear that the order may lead to scarcity of food items.
DAILY POSTreporter, who visited some markets on Wednesday evening, learnt that prices of food items like meat, tomato at Akwakuma market, Eke Ukwu Owerri market, a major market in the city, have gone up drastically.
