Photo: See the Nigerian civil war bomb found and disarmed in Enugu state
An unexploded bomb left over from the Nigerian civil
war was unearthed today in Enugu state.
The left over device, which appears to be a mortar
canister, was found by construction workers at a
building site in the Ogui area of Enugu.
The workers subsequently called the local police
force and the area around the unexploded ordinance
was cornered off.
Officers of the anti-bomb squad of Enugu state police
command then successfully disarmed and removed
the bomb.
Spokesman for the command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu
confirmed that the bomb was disarmed and that it
definitely originated from during the civil war era as
the building site is located on a former battlefield.
“The builders, on sighting the object, promptly alerted
police operatives who quickly arrived at the scene for
the evacuation of the unexploded ordinance,”
Amaraizu said.
He added that the police anti-bomb unit certified the
area safe before the laborers resumed their work.
“The Enugu State Police Command, through its Public
Relations Department, has been sensitising members
of the public on the need not to tamper with UXO
when found during farming, on the road and building
constructions but to promptly alert operatives or the
nearest police station so that operatives can
evacuate the object with their equipment.”
Unexploded ordnance (bombs) left over from wars kill
and maim thousands of people around the world
every year.
Unexploded bombs includes mines, shells, mortar
rounds, and other explosive devices used by military
forces and armed groups.
If you come across something that could be an
unexploded bomb, including in fields and inside
buildings, do NOT touch or otherwise tamper with it.
Alert the local police force or relevant authorities
immediately and do NOT put yourself in harms way.
SOURCE: NAIJ
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Created at 16/02/15
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