Residents of Onitsha in Anambra on Wednesday went about their normal businesses in defiance to a two weeks sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa, a factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Ekpa, who is based in Finland and claimed to be IPOB prime minister, had in a video message ordered all residents of the South East to stay home for two weeks, as a protest to push for the release IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government.
Most people, rather than obey the order, went about their normal businesses across the commercial city.
Mrs Agnes Igwe, a trader at Ochanja market, said that even the usual Monday sit-at-home protest has done them more harm than good, hitting their businesses badly and making them to struggle to cope with life.
“Some of these traders engage in daily contributions to meet up with their savings, if they sit-at-home for two weeks what will be their hope?.
“Nobody is talking about the two weeks sit-at-home again, the people are trying to recover from their losses from staying indoors every Monday,” she added.
