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Two banks that refused to open for business in the morning later opened around 11 a.m.

Markets including the popular Ariara main market in Aba were on total lockdown.

Pro-Biafra groups had called for a sit-at-home protest.

Biafra groups issued a sit-at-home directive to the people of the South-East and South-South regions.

“Last year’s heavy-handed response against pro-Biafra activists further stirred up tensions in the south east of Nigeria.”

The Army also denied it shot at IPOB protesters on Monday.

IPOB and MASSOB urged Igbos to sit at home on May 30.

The IPOB leader was granted bail in April on 12 conditions.

The arrested IPOB members were defiant.

Police seized Biafran flags.

MASSOB denies taking part in the protest

The former president says IPOB’s agitation is for equity and justice for all people of Nigeria, particularly the Igbo.

“No amount of inducement, even giving him an oil block, would stop him,” the monarch said.

The police also announced the arrest of armed robbery suspects.

Mr. Kanu was arrested in October 2015.

Nnamdi Kanu was first arrested on October 14, 2015 by operatives of the State Security Service.

Mr. Fayose defended his appearance at the trial of the IPOB leader.

Justice Nyako grants the IPOB leader bail on health grounds

The court to rule on April 6 on application for variation of ruling on protection of witnesses.

A court in Port Harcourt gave the ruling on Friday.

Documents before the court were insufficient to prove the allegation that IPOB constituted an unlawful society.

The Nigerian military rejected the AI report.

Amnesty released its 2016 report detailing alleged human rights abuses by Nigerian soldiers.

The Army said it fired no single shot at the protesters on January 20.

The Ohaneze leader called for unity among Igbos.