Abstract
The paper interrogated the impacts of the enforcement of sit-at-home on the Southeast economy between 2021 and 2023. The paper examined the effects of the Monday sit-at-home order enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on the economy of the Southeast in the specific areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Transport-sub-sector of the Southeast economy, financial and social institutions, investment patronage, among other issues of economic importance. The paper aligns with qualitative orientations; descriptive in typology and gathered data from various secondary sources anddocumented evidence which includes online media publications (particularly, newspapers), reports and journal articles while Systems Theory of Talcott Parsons and David Easton served as a theoretical guide to the study. Relevant data through various secondary sources were presented in texts and figure and thematically analyzed. Findings revealed that IPOB sit-at-home order hassevere negative impacts on the Southeast economy particularly in the areas of SMEs and transportation system. For this reason, the paper recommended among others, the need for the Nigerian government to consider the economic damages arising from the enforcement of the sit-at-home order and free MaziNnamdiKanufrom detention.