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Many parts of South Eastern Nigeria and Delta State in the South-South have been gripped with new tension as a sit-at-home order by IPOB is taking effect.
TheNewsGuru.com notes that the order took a different dimension in Owerri, Imo State as residents and traders scampered for safety out of fear of attack by suspected gunmen.
There was also apprehension in Asaba, the Delta state capital and its environs as parents trooped to schools to pick up their children as members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra allegedly entered the city to enforce the sit-at-home order.
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Further information revealed that the situation generated anxiety among commercial bus drivers and some residents who were out shopping as they had to take to their heels when unsubstantiated rumours started flying.
Our correspondent gathered that the rumour of the attack came when some markets such as Eke Ukwu, Owerri, and Relief Shops in the Imo state capital, amongst others that earlier opened for business were abruptly closed with residents not knowing the full reason for the development.
Traders on the streets of Owerri and Ekeukwu were said to have deserted their goods and others immediately closed their shops and returned to their residence while others just waited around with faces glued to the road against sudden attacks by suspected members of IPOB.
While a good number of traders sustained injuries in the course of running for safety, others had their goods destroyed, TheNewsGuru.com authoritatively gathered.
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