Police Confirm Old Civil War Explosive In Ebonyi

The People of Onu Ezeukwu Uzor, Okposi In Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were in the panic when an object they suspected to be an improvises explosive device, IED was discovered on the river bank of the village by a scavenger.

Ebonyi State Police Command on Monday confirms that the object was a remnant of the bomb used during
the Nigeria Civil war. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Jude Madu, confirmed that the object was a landmine used during the war.

"The Police command on getting information immediately went to the area and collected the object and took it to our forensic headquarters in Abuja for analysis", Mr. Madu said.

"The analysis has been concluded and from our findings, it was one of those landmines that was planted during the civil war. Our headquarters have directed that it should be destroyed and it has been destroyed by our bomb section"

He said the police has combed adjoining area for more of the objects but has discovered none.

"We have conducted a search to know if similar object can be found in the area and every other part of the State and we have not seen any other one".

"Some of these things couldn't detonate in their time. this particular landmine fell into the river and the river continued to move it round until it got to the river bank and somebody saw it and alerted the police. So, it was not planted bomb," Mr. Madu said.

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