Group Condemns Incessant Declaration of Sit-at-home, Calls for Kanu’s Release

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka

A South-east-based group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has condemned the incessant declaration of sit-at-home in the zone of the country.

The group, which is the apex sociopolitical youth group in the region, said it is alarmed over the orders, “which do not come in a defined hierarchy, but on social media by unknown persons.”

The group also called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, saying that doing so will help to bring peace to the zone.

The group in a statement issued by its President-General, Mr. Goodluck Ibem, said: “This orders come from unknown persons through voice notes and videos, and people are terrified obeying such orders to the letter. We cannot continue this as a people. This madness must stop forthwith.

“The madness of somebody waking up from sleep and making a voice note ordering people to stay indoors must stop. This is a joke taken too far.

“We urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to please release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to end this embarrassing situation where individuals use the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu to inflict pain, hardship and economic stagnation in South-east zone.

“The release of Nnamdi Kanu is crucial to the economy and security of the zone and the country at large.”

The group said it is a shame that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and Simon Ekpa, the leader of a splinter group, have distanced themselves from the purported two days sit-at-home order, yet it was effective.

It said: “The question now begging for answers is, who then is behind the sit-at-home order that brought government and private businesses to a halt for two days?

“The proponents of the ill-fated sit-at-home orders circulated an old video of vehicles on fire that happened in 2022 claiming that it happened on October 22, 2024, in Okigwe, Imo State.

“We appeal to President Tinubu to consider the release of Nnamdi Kanu from the DSS custody in order to put a stop to all forms of economic sabotage which are injurious to the growth and development of the country.”