The police in Borno State recovered eight unexploded devices on Friday from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri.
ASP Grace Michael, the police spokesperson, disclosed that the recovery operations followed a distress call about unidentified objects suspected to be explosives near an uncompleted building in the Dala-Abuja Talakawa area.
“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,” she said.
She further revealed that at about 1 p.m. the same day, another report was received about a suspicious object along the riverbank in the Gwange area. “The EOD-CBRN team was deployed to the scene and recovered an unexploded hand grenade.”
Michael added that preliminary investigations indicated that the ordnance had been displaced and washed ashore by the recent devastating floods in the state.
She also mentioned that the police had conducted Explosive Ordnance Risk Awareness (EORE) training for residents of both communities to educate them on safety measures.
Quoting the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yusufu Lawal, Michael reaffirmed the command’s commitment to public safety.
She urged residents to remain calm, vigilant, and report any suspicious objects or activities through the emergency lines.
