Biafra@50: Banks, Schools, markets shut in Imo
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Biafra by the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra, Commercial activities were skeletal on Tuesday in Imo State, especially Owerri, the state capital. Banks, Universities, schools, markets, corporate offices and most petroleum stations failed to open for the day’s business. All the banks our correspondent visited at bank road, Wetheral read, Mbari and item streets in the state capital were locked as customers struggled to make use of the Automated Teller Machines. Biafra@50: IPOB, MASSOB sit-at-home protest in pictures Almost all the private schools in the state capital failed to open for studies, even as pupil and students of government owned schools failed to turn up for studies. The popular Ekeukwu Owerri main market situated in the heart of town did not open. There were skeletal services at the state secretariat, as civil servants who showed
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