By Premium Times
The police in Borno State, North-east Nigeria recovered eight unexploded devices on Friday from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the deputy public relations officer, Grace Michael.
The police said that the recovery was made following a distress call about some unidentified objects suspected to be explosive ordnance seen clustered near an uncompleted building in Dala-Abuja Talakawa Area, Maiduguri.
“Our Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Base 13 team responded swiftly, recovering six projectiles and one unexploded mortar bomb, which were safely relocated to a secure site.
“Later that day, at about 1 pm, another report was received from the Gwange area regarding a suspicious object along the riverbank. The EOD-CBRN team was deployed to the scene and recovered an unexploded hand grenade.
“Preliminary investigations suggest that the ordnance were displaced and washed ashore by recent devastating floods in the state,” she said
She said the police had conducted explosive ordnance risk awareness training for residents of both communities, educating them on safety measures.
Borno, one of the many northern states in Nigeria, is riddled with activities of terrorists. Although there have been fewer reports of terrorism in the state lately, kidnappings and banditry still thrive in the region.
