The Enugu State Police Command has urged residents of the state to disregard the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra on Monday, 31 May 2021.
IPOB declared the day as Biafran Day and directed sit-at-home in remembrance of the defunct republic and its victims.
CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, the state police commissioner, in a statement through the PPRO, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, enjoined residents of the state to ‘totally disregard the unwarranted publication making rounds on social media and purportedly ordering people to sit-at-home.
He, therefore, informed the residents to go about their legitimate businesses without fear or favour.
He said: “While reassuring all and sundry of the command’s commitment to, in line with the mandates of Operation Restore Peace, collaborate with other security agencies to emplace and sustain adequate public security and safety in the state, the commissioner warns any anybody or group harbouring any sinister intentions to disrupt the relative peace and security enjoyed in the state to desist forthwith, as such attempt will be vehemently resisted.”
The commissioner further enjoined parents and guardians, as well as religious, traditional, town union, market, youth and other leaders to caution their subjects against ‘allowing themselves to be incited by mischief-makers to foment trouble or carry out acts of violence in the state’.
