"The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force through its
operatives of the Explosive Ordinance Department also known as Anti Bomb
Unit have recovered successfully from a building site an unexploded
ordinance otherwise known as UXO being part of the civil war left overs
buried on the ground in the war affected areas.
The object was recovered from the building site
located around N.T.A Hostel axis of ogui in Enugu on 13/2/16 in the
afternoon following its discovery by the builders as they were working
at the site.It was further gathered that the builders on sighting the
suspected object,promptly alerted the state police command operatives
who also arrived promptly at the scene for the evacuation of the
unexploded ordinance.
Meanwhile,area has been rendered safe by the Explosive Ordinance
Department operatives as builders are busy doing their construction at
the site.
It could be recalled that the state police command through its public
Relations Department have been sensitizing members of the public on the
need not to tamper with UXO when found either during farming,road and
building constructions amongst others but to promptly alert the state
command operatives or the nearest police station,so that operatives can
come and evacuate the object and render the area very safe with their
equipments."
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