Sit-At-Home: South East Govs Meet NSA, Service Chiefs, Seek Federal Govt’s Intervention

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, met with Governors from the five South-East States led by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, in Abuja.

The closed-door session may not be unconnected with the 14-day sit-at-home order declared in the five States of Anambra, Enugu, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi by outlaws.

Briefing journalists after the closed-door meeting,mthe chairman of South-East Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, said governors of the South-East were collectively determined to restore peace to the region.

He added that the Governors were in Abuja to explore areas of collaboration with the federal government towards addressing the rising insecurity in their region.

He said the governors came to offer to partner with the federal government towards addressing the rising insecurity in the region.

Last Wednesday, the Senate had condemned the Monday sit-at-home order in the South-East geopolitical zone and asked the Federal Government to collaborate with the Finnish Government and extradite a pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, for prosecution.

The upper chamber resolved to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs (when appointed) and relevant stakeholders to carry out thorough investigation as well as bring other sponsors of the act to book.

The Senate also rejected a recommendation for IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s release, saying it would amount to subjudice as the matter of his release was still in court.

The illegal sit-at-home order is said to be enforced by a faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in five South-East states.

The unconstitutional order was declared in 2021 to press home demands for the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is being detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) and prosecuted for terrorism-related charges.