More than 700 people have been killed in violence linked to the sit-at-home order enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, across Southeast Nigeria since 2021. This is according to a new report released by SBM Intelligence on Monday.
Titled ‘Four Years of Disruption: Unmasking the Impact of IPOB’s Sit-at-Home Order in Southeast Nigeria’, the report details how the region has endured a wave of insecurity and economic paralysis since the protest action began in August 2021. Imo State reportedly recorded the highest fatalities, while Ebonyi experienced the least.
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Initially launched as a weekly protest for the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, the sit-at-home directive has morphed into a more coercive campaign, enforced by armed actors often referred to as “unknown gunmen.” Only 29 per cent of residents are said to still support the order, with most complying out of fear.
The Eastern Security Network, ESN—established by IPOB in December 2020—has also been implicated in the violence.
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