The armed men who were enforcing a Sit at Home announced by the separatist, stormed several areas of Enugu including the New Market area where they shot sporadically and set a hilux on fire.

Another set of the armed men stormed the Osumenyi axis of Anambra state, robbing traders of their money and goods, while chasing them away with machetes.

The Sit at Home order was declared by the Finland based IPOB leader, Simon Ekpa to accelerate the release of the supreme leader of the group.