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IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order:Get Cutlasses,Defend Yourselves – Umahi To Traders

IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order:Get Cutlasses,Defend Yourselves – Umahi To Traders

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Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has warned that traders who comply with the Monday’s sit-at-home order should be ready to forfeit their shops.

 

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He also charged those who have no weapon for self-defence to get cutlasses for the purpose.

Umahi issued the warning in a state-wide broadcast on Saturday in Abakaliki to mark the sixth anniversary of his administration.

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He was reacting to the order by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to the people of South-East zone.

The governor directed that all markets in the state should open for business on Monday.

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He said: “There should be free movement of people in the state on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and other days of the year.

 

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“People should go to church on Sunday to pray for the nation’s fallen security agents, civilians and peace and unity of the state and country.

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“I challenge the youths, local government area chairman, security agents, Ebebeagu security outfit, among others, to ensure that no one is molested in the state.

 

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“Anyone who has nothing to protect himself should do so with cutlass, which should be for protection and not for attack.”

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He said that all forms of procession had been banned in the state except those by youths organised by council chairmen.

 

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“I have been notified about such processions and they are being used to profile our people for empowerment.

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“I charge the Ebubeagu security outfit, which is backed by the state laws, to ensure that the people are protected,” Umahi said.

He said the state could not go into “second slavery under any guise”, pointing out that “the secession the people need is massive economic development.

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“There will be movement in other parts of the country, if there is none in the South-East so people should therefore ignore such order.

“Ebonyi people are grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari for all his assistance and if people do not see his goodness, he has been good to us,” he said

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