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Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era.
The government, therefore, enjoined citizens to go about their lawful businesses, as every inch of Enugu State had been well covered by the security agencies and infrastructure to assure security of lives and property.
Also the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police also countermanded the sit-at-home advisory by criminal elements, declaring that any attempt to disrupt peace and security in the state would be met with “decisive action.”
In a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, on Sunday, the government stated, “Our attention has been drawn to a fake video by a criminal element making the rounds on the social media, advising the good people of the South East region to stay at home on Monday and Tuesday this week.
It went further to say, “The Enugu State Government frowns at such effrontery. The state has since gone past that dark and ignominious era when criminals and never-do-wells determined when people should go about their lawful businesses or sit at home against their will.
“But for emphasis and sake of clarity, the government wishes to reiterate to our citizens, civil servants, traders, farmers, students, business owners that there will be no sit-at-home in any inch of the state. Citizens should go about their lawful businesses.
“The Dr. Peter Mbah Administration has demonstrated the will and capacity to keep the state safe. The state has put in place adequate security arrangements and infrastructure to track down and deal with every criminal that wants to test the will of the government and Ndi Enugu on this matter.
“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.
The release further stated that security operatives had made some arrests in connection to the false video aimed at instilling fears, while sponsors of the fake video were being tracked.
Similarly, the state police command, in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, urged the people to go about their lawful duties.
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