Anambra State Government has begun deducting the salaries of civil servants who failed to report for duty on Mondays, in line with its earlier directive to end compliance with the sit-at-home order imposed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In January, the state government introduced a pro-rata salary payment system, warning that workers who stayed away from work on Mondays would face salary deductions.
The directive forms part of measures announced to discourage continued observance of the protest.
On Monday, several civil servants expressed frustration after receiving their February salaries with what they described as significant and, in some cases, disproportionate deductions.
The State Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, confirmed that the deductions were penalties for failing to comply with the government’s directive.
He explained that workers were required to clock in and clock out on Mondays to verify attendance.
Failure to complete both processes, he said, would be treated as absence due to lack of evidence of reporting for duty.
The government maintains that the policy is aimed at restoring full economic and administrative activities across the state.
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