Civil War Bomb Discovered in Ebonyi

Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki

Ebonyi State Police Command tuesday confirmed that the object found by a scavenger in Okposi in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state was a remnant of the bombs used during the Nigeria civil war.

The bomb was discovered in Onu Ezeukwu Uzo, Okposi in Ohaozara.
Police Public Relations Officer, Jude Madu, confirmed that the object was a landmine used during the Nigeria civil war.

He noted that the object has undergone scientific examination at Forensic headquarters and it was discovered that there was no such other place that it was planted in the state.

The PPRO said: “The object suspected to be bomb which was found in Okposi was taken for scientific examination in our forensic headquarters in Abuja. It was not as if bomb was planted in the area so to say, 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.

“We have conducted a search to know if similar object can be found in the area and every other parts 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 continued to move around until it got to the river bank and somebody saw it and alerted the police. So, it was not a planted bomb.”