Abia, the home state of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Monday locked down, as residents stayed indoors following the protests by people to let the government set him free.
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Umuahia, the capital, was a ghost town, as businesses were shut down and public places deserted.
The roads were virtually empty except for occasional movement of tricycles and few vehicles.
Economic and commercial activities were totally paralyzed as shops, markets, banks, petrol stations, motor parks did not open for business.
Similarly, schools both private and public did not open for studies.
Some of the schools had over the weekend sent messages to parents asking them not to bring their children and wards to school on Monday because of the #FreeKanu protest.
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Although there were no processions yet as at the time of filing this report, the mood in the capital city suggested that residents were supportive of the protest.
