Assailants numbering over eight, commuting in a light brown Sienna bus were spotted in Ishieke community, Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria, shooting sporadically as they tried to enforce the Monday Sit-at-Home order in the State.
One of the gunmen was heard in a short video, saying, release Nnamdi Kanu; no Nnamdi Kanu no Peace.” You can see that Keke is burning. Destroy everything.
“It is happening in Ebonyi, Ishieke market. Destroy all of them. As you can see it, everywhere is burning. “
The damaged market was deserted as gunmen terrorised shoppers by moving from store to store.
The state capital was impacted by this construction wave even while other markets in the city were functioning well.
Since market employees were observed talking about the situation in small groups, it was assumed that some of the market’s establishments were locked and secured.
It is pertinent to mention that the Enugu State Government, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down schools and markets observing the one week sit-at-home order..
This was contained in a statement signed by Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government.
some schools and businesses in Enugu State did not open today, Tuesday, for their normal activities in apparent obedience to the sit-at-home order.