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By Chimaobi Nwaiwu
NNEWI — The commercialized metropolis of Onitsha and the concern municipality of Nnewi successful Anambra State were wholly unopen down connected Monday arsenic residents complied with the #FreeNnamdiKanu protestation taking spot successful Abuja.
Although Mondays person agelong been observed arsenic sit-at-home days successful the Southeast owed to earlier directives by pro-Biafra groups, today’s full lockdown was notably different. Residents voluntarily stayed disconnected the roads successful solidarity with the ongoing protestation for the merchandise of the detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Unlike erstwhile Mondays erstwhile constricted movements were seen contempt the unofficial sit-at-home, determination was a full lack of quality and vehicular activity. The large highways — Onitsha-Enugu, Onitsha-Asaba (Niger Bridge), and Onitsha-Owerri — were deserted, including the usually engaged streets wrong the towns.
Banks, schools, hospitals, and authorities offices were closed, portion roadside shops and markets besides remained locked. Even youths, who are typically seen playing shot and different games connected the streets during sit-at-home days, were obscurity successful sight.
Popular fast-food outlets specified arsenic Chicken Republic, Crunchies, and Chillis Foods, which usually run connected Mondays, besides unopen their doors to customers.
Although nary carnal protests took spot successful Onitsha and Nnewi — reportedly owed to the dense beingness of soldiers and subject vehicles successful Onitsha connected Sunday — residents chose to stay indoors.
Speaking to Vanguard, a younker identified arsenic Ebuka Ikechukwu said, “We successful Anambra would person loved to articulation the protest, but nary acquisition came from immoderate radical oregon person here. Maybe they spot it arsenic an Abuja affair. I’m disappointed that nary Igbo radical has spoken successful enactment of the question for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release.”
Meanwhile, a viral video circulating successful Onitsha showed 3 young men, including 1 dressed similar a priest, praising activistic Omoyele Sowore and his radical for championing the #FreeNnamdiKanu cause.
In the video, they commended Sowore for showing courageousness wherever Igbo governmental leaders, governors, bishops, and accepted rulers had remained silent. The youths accused Igbo elites of being much funny successful authorities and idiosyncratic summation than successful defending the interests of Ndigbo, describing Sowore’s effort arsenic “a wake-up telephone and a shame to those who should person acted agelong ago.”
The station Onitsha, Nnewi residents godforsaken roads successful solidarity with #FreeNnamdiKanu protestation successful Abuja appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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