No More Sit-at-home in South-East – COAS

No More Sit-at-home in South-East – COAS

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, confirmed that the sit-at-home directive imposed by the Indigenous People of Biafra in the South-East has now come to an end.

During his address at the COAS combined second and third quarters conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Lagbaja emphasized that the menace had come to an end as a result of the enhanced efforts of his troops and fruitful partnerships with relevant stakeholders.

IPOB in August 2021 commenced the sit-at-home order to demand the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from prison.

The order impacted the economy in the region and resulted in the loss of lives and properties of residents in the South-East.

He said,

“We have equally heightened our efforts in containing criminalities perpetrated in the South East Region by the Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network. Through Operation Udo Ka, our troops have, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, put an end to the infamous sit-at-home order that has almost crippled socio-economic activities in the Region.

“Law-abiding citizens of the Region now go about their businesses and everyday life. Similarly, our joint efforts with various government agencies have quelled attempts by criminals to disrupt economic activities in the South West Region.”