The Borno State Police Command on Friday recovered eight unexploded devices from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri, the state capital.
Spokesperson of the Command and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Grace Michael, made this known in a statement on Saturday.
She said that the recoveries followed a distress call about some unidentified objects suspected to be explosives near an uncompleted building in Dala-Abuja Talakawa Area, Maiduguri.
Michael said: “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 p.m., 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.
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“Preliminary investigations suggest that the ordnance were displaced and washed ashore by recent devastating floods in the state.”
The Police Public Relations Officer said its operatives had conducted an Explosive Ordnance Risk Awareness training for residents of both communities, educating them on safety measures.
She quoted the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Yusufu Lawal, as reaffirming the command’s commitment to ensuring public safety.
Lawal urged residents to remain calm, vigilant and to promptly report any suspicious objects or activities through the emergency lines: 08068075581 and 08023473293.
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