The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has condemned the incessant sit-at-home orders in the zone.
The group said it is alarmed over the orders which are issued on the social media by unknown persons.
COSEYL also called for the release of IPOB leaders Nnamdi Kanu, saying that doing so will help to bring peace in the zone.
The group, in a statement by the President General, Mr Goodluck Ibem, said: “This orders come from unknown persons through voice notes and videos and people are terrified obeying such orders to the letter. We cannot continue this as a people. This madness must stop forthwith.
“The madness of somebody waking up from sleep and making a voice note ordering people to stay indoors must stop. This is a joke taken too far.
“We urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to please release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to end this embarrassing situation where individuals use the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu to inflict pain, hardship and economic stagnation in South East zone.
“The release of Nnamdi Kanu is crucial to the economy and security of the zone and the nation at large.”
The group said it is a shame that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Simon Ekpa, the leader of a splinter group, distanced themselves from the purported two days sit-at-home order, yet it was effective.
“The question now begging for answers is, ‘Who then is behind the sit-at-home order that brought government and private businesses to a halt for two days?
“The proponents of the ill-fated sit-at-home orders circulated an old video of vehicles on fire that happened in 2022 claiming that it happened on Monday 22 October, 2024 in Okigwe, Imo State.
“We appeal to President Bola Tinubu to consider the release of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody in other to put a stop to all forms of economic sabotage which are injurious to the growth and development of the nation.”
