Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has declared the end of the sit-at-home order imposed by the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) across South-Eastern States.
Recall that in August 2021, IPOB initiated this order to advocate for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who was in prison. The directive had significant repercussions on the regional economy and led to the loss of both lives and property for South-East residents.
Speaking at the COAS combined second and third quarters conference in Abuja yesterday, General Lagbaja attributed the cessation of this predicament to the intensified efforts of his troops and effective collaboration with pertinent stakeholders.
He said, We have equally heightened our efforts in containing criminalities perpetrated in the South-East region by the IPOB and Eastern Security Network, (ESN). Through ‘Operation Udo Ka‘, our troops have, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, put an end to the infamous sit-at-home order, which has almost crippled socio-economic activities in the region.
Lagbaja also revealed that the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist activities have been curtailed, adding that residents of the troubled states had commenced commercial activities in the States.
