There was palpable fear in Isiama Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North local government area of Abia State when some men dressed in military wears and came in military marked patrol vans stormed the country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Sunday afternoon.
Reports that emerged from the community has it that soldiers reportedly blocked all roads leading to the Palace Kanu’s compound.
Eyewitnesses told our reporter that Shops that opened for minor businesses on Sunday were forced to shutdown, as every nearby streets and major roads became deserted as fear gripped residents.
Younger Kanu also told our reporter that residents, road users and visitors who tried to make use of the road leading to the palace on sighting the heavy military presence turned back.
The source who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the soldiers who were in a Hilux were on a routine patrol and couldn’t have gone to the Afaraukwu community to create fears in the mind of innocent citizens.
The source maintained that no amount of propaganda from the IPOB group which the source said remained outlawed group, can distract the military from performing their constitutional roles which includes, making sure that Abia is safe for residents and its citizens. Thenationonlineng