The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has announced that the notorious sit-at-home order enforced in the South-East by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is rapidly losing momentum, thanks to significant security gains by the federal government.
Ribadu made this known on Thursday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit in Abuja, where the government showcased its achievements in the last two years under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Key separatist figures neutralised
According to Ribadu, major breakthroughs have been recorded in tackling IPOB and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
He said that several top commanders of the group have either been arrested or eliminated, crippling their ability to enforce the stay-at-home directive and carry out attacks.
“The sit-at-home orders are becoming more and more ineffective,” Ribadu stated. “Attacks on security operatives have also drastically reduced.”
South-East sees return to normal life
Ribadu noted that normalcy is gradually returning to communities across the South-East, with over 50 police stations and outposts already rebuilt.
Social and economic activities, which had been disrupted by the pro-Biafra agitation, are picking up again.
He commended the resilience of citizens and security forces in the region, reiterating the federal government’s commitment to sustaining peace and development in all parts of Nigeria.
