BY SEUN SHOTUNDE, ABEOKUTA
The Ogun State chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo has faulted the sit-at-home order invoked by the Indigenous People of Biafra on the people of South-East in protest against the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Reacting to the sit-at-home order, which has continued to cripple the socio-economic activities of the South-Eastern states, the state Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo, John Ogunebunwa, said that it was illegal and burdensome for the people.
Ogunebunwa stressed that forcing the people to stay away from their places of work and businesses was a criminal denial of their fundamental human rights.
He urged the group to desist from attacking the people for engaging in their lawful businesses, saying, “The sit-at-home order is a form of protest and the law of the land allows that just as it gives the people the right to engage in legal businesses. As such, the sit-at-home order should be voluntary. They (IPOB) don’t have to force whoever decides not to stay at home against their will.
“Forcing the people or attacking them for not sitting at home is illegal and unacceptable. The IPOB wants somebody in detention to be freed. In doing that, they should not deny others their right to freedom.
“As you want to protect the rights of Nnamdi Kanu, you also have to protect the rights of those who don’t believe in that course. Whatever agitation we do, we should follow due process of law,” he said.
