By Uzair Adam
The Borno State Police Command has successfully recovered eight unexploded devices from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri, the state capital.
This discovery was made on Friday following distress calls about unidentified objects suspected to be explosive ordnance.
According to ASP Grace Michael, the command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, the police received a distress call about unidentified objects clustered near an uncompleted building in the Dala-Abuja Talakawa Area, Maiduguri.
The police swiftly moved to the scene and recovered six projectiles and one unexploded mortar bomb.
Later that day, the police received another distress call from the Gwange Area about an unidentified object washed ashore on the Gwange river bank.
The police quickly recovered one unexploded Hand Grenade (UXO).
Preliminary investigations revealed that the ordnance was washed ashore due to the recent devastating flood incident in the state.
The Borno State Commissioner of Police, CP Yusufu Lawal, reassured residents of the command’s commitment to ensuring public safety and security.