Schools and businesses were shut down on Thursday in Enugu State as residents observed the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra in remembrance of Igbos who died during the Biafra Civil War of 1967 to 1970.
Only students who were taking their West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination with their supervisors and invigilators went to schools.
Although there was a report of an attack in Nkwo Ibagwa Market in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State on Wednesday, the state didn’t witness any violence or skirmishes on Thursday as a result of the Biafra Heroes Day celebration.
IPOB, a leading pro-Biafra agitator, had days back directed residents of the South-East to observe this year’s Biafra Day by sitting at home.
The successionists group had scheduled May 30 as a day to remember those who paid the supreme price during the Biafra civil war with Nigeria between 1966 and 1970.
IPOB had while giving the order cautioned the West African Examinations Council against conducting its examination in the Southeast on Thursday. After some backlash, the group allowed only students sitting for the examination to go to school.
However, the Enugu State government opposed the sit-at-home, insisting that there was no public holiday for May 30 declared by the government.
The government, in a circular by the Head of Service, Mr Ken Ugwu issued on Wednesday, warned civil servants and political appointees in the state that those who fail to report to work would be severely sanctioned
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