[Photos] #FreeKanu: Umuahia locked down as shops, schools, banks close

By Steve Oko

Umuahia, the superior of Abia State, was wholly locked down connected Monday arsenic residents decided to retreat from their regular businesses and operations successful solidarity with the #FreeNnamdiKanu march being championed by rights activistic Omoleye Sowore.

The roads were virtually bare but for the occasional question of tricycles and a fewer vehicles.

Economic and commercialized activities were wholly paralysed arsenic shops, markets, banks, petrol stations, centrifugal parks did not unfastened for business.

Similarly, schools, some backstage and public, did not unfastened for studies.

Some of the schools had, implicit the weekend, sent messages to parents asking them not to bring their children and wards to schoolhouse connected Monday due to the fact that of the #FreeKanu protest.

Although determination were nary processions yet arsenic of the clip of filing this report, the temper successful the superior metropolis suggested that residents were supportive of the protest.

A convoy of associated information patrol vans was sighted on Uwakala Road, astir apt monitoring the situation.

Traders astatine the fashionable Isigate marketplace did not amusement up for business, arsenic their wares and tables were each covered.

Most of the large streets, including Post Office/Abia Tower Junction, FMC/Bank Road Junction, and Umuahia, visited by our correspondent, were a shade of themselves.

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