There was utter confusion in Owerri, Imo State capital, as gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) enforced the sit-at-home order.
The gunmen, who stormed streets and markets in Owerri, forced traders to close shops.
They shot sporadically in the air to scarce people and motorists.
Motorists quickly made U-turn while many passengers disembarked.
Some vehicles collided with one another as driver made frantic moves to turn back.
Hoodlums took advantage of the situation to scatter some wares already displayed by shop owners who fled.
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Schools immediately closed while parents rushed to pick their children.
It was not immediately known what actually happened, but it was gathered that the gunmen had arrived Owerri from Aba ostensibly to enforce the order in Imo.
There has been apprehension in the South-East since IPOB declared its weekly sit-at-home order.
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