Sit-at-home illegal, Enugu insists

The Enugu State Government has insisted that the sit-at-home order by faceless persons is illegal.

The Secretary to the State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, in a statement yesterday, said the government’s attention had been drawn to a video by a criminal element on the social media, advising the people of the South East to stay at home today and tomorrow.

He said Peter Mbah’s administration had demonstrated the capacity to keep the state safe as adequate security arrangements and infrastructure had been put in place.

“Also, workers and businesses that fail to turn up at their places of work or business will have themselves to blame for sabotaging the effort of the government to maintain law and order in the state,” Onyia stated.

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Similarly, the spokesman of the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe, urged the people of the state to go about their lawful duties.

“The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has described the advise and the reasons for a sit-at-home by a criminally-minded and faceless individual as baseless, unwarranted, and a deliberate attempt to incite fear and unrest in the state,” he said.