‘We have kissed empty Mondays goodbye’ — Mbah on IPOB sit-at-home in Enugu
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By Adegboyega Adeleye Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah says residents have overcome the fear that kept roads and communities quiet on Mondays during the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home campaign, pointing to security measures along key routes in the state. Mbah said the state deployed its “distress response squad” along the route, rather than setting up roadblocks, and asked residents of Nsukka, Enugu West and Enugu East to watch for changes around them.
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✦Mbah spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag-off in Nsukka on Wednesday, saying the change meant people could travel without the fear of attacks that had previously disrupted movement.
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Wednesday:Mbah spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag-off in Nsukka on Wednesday, saying the change meant people could travel without the fear of attacks that had previously disrupted movement.today:All the challenges we had travelling on that road because of fear of attack, today, we have kissed it goodbye,” he said.2021:The sit-at-home was initially called by IPOB in 2021 in solidarity with its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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✦By Adegboyega Adeleye Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah says residents have overcome the fear that kept roads and communities quiet on Mondays during the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home campaign, pointing to security measures along key routes in the state.
✦Mbah said the state deployed its “distress response squad” along the route, rather than setting up roadblocks, and asked residents of Nsukka, Enugu West and Enugu East to watch for changes around them.
✦Mbah spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag-off in Nsukka on Wednesday, saying the change meant people could travel without the fear of attacks that had previously disrupted movement.
Key Facts:Wednesday: Mbah spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag-off in Nsukka on Wednesday, saying the change meant people could travel without the fear of attacks that had previously disrupted movement.today: All the challenges we had travelling on that road because of fear of attack, today, we have kissed it goodbye,” he said.2021: The sit-at-home was initially called by IPOB in 2021 in solidarity with its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu.2026: Although the order was later suspended in 2026, fear of attacks continued to keep businesses and public activity subdued on some Mondays.
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Mbah said the state deployed its “distress response squad” along the route, rather than setting up roadblocks, and asked residents of Nsukka, Enugu West and Enugu East to watch for changes around them.
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By Adegboyega Adeleye Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah says residents have overcome the fear that kept roads and communities quiet on Mondays during the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home campaign, pointing to security measures along key routes in the state.
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Mbah spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag-off in Nsukka on Wednesday, saying the change meant people could travel without the fear of attacks that had previously disrupted movement.
