Residents of Ajalli in the Orumba North local government area of Anambra State have lamented that the enforcers of the sit-at-home are brutalising and terrorising them.
According to the residents, the enforcers beat up people who were seen on the streets and roads on Mondays.
According to the community members, the enforcers claimed that they were implementing the order given to them by the Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, who had since been disowned by the leadership of IPOB under the detained Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
A victim, Mr Obinna Nwosu from Ndiokpalaeke in the same local government area died on August 25, 2023, allegedly as a result of the brutality of the sit-at-home enforcers in the community.
Although the police have arrested three persons whose names were given as Chidi Okoro, Ifeanyi Nweke and Emeka Nwafor who are indigenes of Ajalli, a member of the gang, one Ugochukwu Okereke also known as Reality, is still at large.
Okereke is said to be the owner of a barbing saloon in Ajalli where they usually meet before commencing their operation.
An indigene of Ajalli who spoke under the condition of anonymity said, “This group of people have been terrorizing the Ajalli community, compelling the residents to stay at home every Monday and those who refuse to obey them have their properties and businesses destroyed.
“This situation has made the area unsafe for one to carry out a legitimate business. For instance, on the 13th of June, 2022, they assaulted and beat up Mr Obinna Nwosu who later died. They vandalized his tricycle because he was operating on a Monday that they insisted nobody in Ajalli should step out of his house.”
According to the sources, his people were happy that the Nigeria police have arrested three members of the group, lamenting however that some of them are still at large.