STAY-AT-HOME ORDER AND INSECURITY CONUNDRUM: IMPLICATIONS ON SOUTH EAST GEOPOLITICAL ZONE
The South-East geopolitical zone in Nigeria has continued to experience issues of insecurity that have had challenging results within the economic, social and political structures of the SouthEastern states. The foremost obvious sign of insecurity is the stayat-home orders by non-state actors under the auspices of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This article seeks to look at the multifaceted impact of these stay-athome orders on the South-East region, analyzing the socio-economic disturbances, political consequences, as well as the threats it poses to national security.The paper adopted qualitative analysis by using oral interviews in eliciting relevant data that informed the conclusion of this paper. The paper asserts that the insecurity within the South-East and the incessant sit-at-home orders have exacerbated the already existing economic hardships of the individuals in the South Eastern geopolitical zone and has increased the political pressures rather than advancing national unity.
Keywords: conundrum, east, geopolitical, implications, insecurity, order, south, stay-at-home, zone