Commercial activities in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State was shutdown Friday, as business operators and other residents joined the rest of the people of the South-East zone of Nigeria, to mark the 2025 Biafra Day. Biafra Remembrance Day, is held on May 30 every year to honour Igbos killed during the Nigeria-Biafra war. It is estimated that over 3 million lives were lost, many to bullets, many more to hunger and disease during the war, which took place between 1967 to 1970. Streets were deserted, as markets, schools, commercial banks as well as private and public establishments did not open, in compliance to the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB). However, there was heavy deployment of security personnel in the commercial city with Armoured Personal Carriers (APCs) stationed in many areas of the city, including Osisioma, Brass, Bata, Ariaria and Ogbor Hill. Streets of Umuahia, the Abia state capital, was also deserted, as residents joined the rest of South-East states to observe the sit-at-home Read also: Biafra Day: Business activities shutdown in Anambra Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State, witnessed empty streets on Friday, as residents stayed back in their homes in total compliance with the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) in honour of fallen Biafra heroes. The roads were virtually deserted except for occasional movements of tricycles and a few vehicles. Shops on the streets did not open for business, while markets and motor parks also shut down. Banks, equally, did not open to customers, just as schools, both private and public, did not open to students and pupils. Some youths were sighted on the empty streets playing soccer while some people clustered at the entrance of their premises, discussing the latest developments in the country. No security agents were sighted parading the streets, but so far, the city had no incident of any clash between security forces and those behind the sit-at-home order.