Terrorists under the umbrella of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have challenged the legitimacy of Peter Mbah, Governor of Enugu State.
While the governor had warned citizens against the sit-at-home curfew imposed by a faction of IPOB, a group of terrorists arrived at various schools on June 6, to enforce the controversial one-week curfew declared by Simon Ekpa over the continued detention of the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
BattaFiles obtained an online video clip showing a group of terrorists flogging primary school pupils, along with their teachers.
Some teachers were also seen lying down while the terrorists queried them for disobeying the sit-at-home directive.
One of the terrorists was heard in the video saying “this is happening live in one of the primary schools in Enugu West senatorial district in the state. I want everybody to obey the rules of Biafra.”
“If they flog you today, you people will know that you don’t need to come out any day we have sit-at-home. You should not ever again violate the rules of the government of Biafra.
“Any day they ask you to come out on the day of sit-at-home, tell them you won’t go to school because they have sit-at-home. That’s why we are supposed to give you a little punishment,” he said.
There was pandemonium at major areas of the state capital, as terrorists enforcing lockdown were seen shooting sporadically, forcing many residents to scamper for safety.
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Already, the commissioner of police in Enugu, Ahmed Ammani, has promised to deal decisively with all criminals enforcing sit-at-home.
Meanwhile, the government in a statement by the secretary to the state government, Chidiebere Onyia, said the instigators of pandemonium were already being tracked down by security agencies with a view to bringing them to book.
“We must not succumb to the evil machinations of those, who have no stake in our state; those who mostly live, work, and educate their children overseas, while destroying the economy of our people and the education and future of our children at home.
“The government hereby reiterates that the ban on sit-at-home in Enugu State stands and will be enforced to the full extent of the law. All offices, markets, business premises, schools, among others, remain open and fully functional.
“Those who want to test the collective resolve and strength of Ndi Enugu will not only be defeated, but will be met with the full wrath of the law,” the statement read.
IPOB has since Aug. 2021, introduced a sit-at-home order every Monday across the southeast to demand the release of its detained leader, Kanu, who is standing trial for alleged terrorism at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
When curfew violators are not killed, their businesses are destroyed by members of the IPOB’s Eastern Security Network (ESN) who move around the streets.
Most times, they have confrontations with either soldiers or the police, often resulting in fatalities.
