Enugu governor declares victory over sit-at-home enforcers, urges residents to defy fear tactics

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has declared that his administration has successfully overcome the challenge posed by sit-at-home enforcers in the state.

In a statement to journalists on Saturday, Governor Mbah asserted that these individuals have resorted to fear-mongering, dissemination of false information, and theatrical displays in their efforts to control the thoughts and actions of the populace.

The Enugu police command also reported a significant development on Friday, announcing the dispersal of a group of hoodlums responsible for enforcing the sit-at-home order within the state.

Daniel Ndukwe, the spokesperson for the command, revealed that following an exchange of gunfire, the lifeless bodies of four of the hoodlums were discovered in a nearby forest.

In response to the police operation, Governor Mbah described the sit-at-home enforcers as individuals determined to undermine the progress of Enugu State and Igboland as a whole.

He urged residents not to succumb to the influence of those who lack the legitimate authority to dictate their way of life.

“The truth is that we have won the actual war against sit-at-home enforcers and murderers out to destroy Enugu State and Igboland.

“We have unleashed the security resources on them, and they have been thoroughly defeated and discomfited.

“We practice democracy. We can never allow murderers and terrorists to dictate to us. We must not allow those who do not have the mandate of the people to dictate to us how to live our lives; when to go out, when to close our businesses and when to sit at home.

“What we are facing now are media terrorists using social media to instigate fear and peddle fake news. We must not allow them to succeed. It is totally unacceptable. Nobody can make you inferior without your consent. These hoodlums are very few compared to our numbers. We cannot be taking instructions from hooligans.

“We must not allow those without our mandate to tell us how to live our lives. We have a duty to ensure that we flush them out in all directions. They have no stake in the affairs of our state.

“It is, therefore, our responsibility to re-orientate our people to start coming out and going about their normal businesses. We have a duty to kill fake news and counter it with our superior pen and media.

“Therefore, as we are leaving here, we must begin to tell our people the right thing; that nobody can make them inferior without their consent; that we can’t be cowed by the cowardly acts of a few people,” he said

Mbah added that sit-at-home enforcers are “separate” from the call for the freedom of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

“As media people, it is important you educate our people for them to know that these sit-at-home enforcers are not after Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s welfare or freedom. We must be able to separate the two.

“Ndigbo are on one page in demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu. I have also seen the president over this matter. Other Igbo leaders have made the same demand, and we are not relenting,” the governor added.