Operatives of the Nigeria police in Borno State have recovered three projectiles in the state, averting an explosion.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, in a statement on Thursday, said the projectiles were recovered in the Dala Kafanti Area of Maiduguri, the state capital.
“On 2nd January 2025, at about 0925HRS, following a report received from one Asabe James of Dala Kafanti Area Maiduguri – Borno State reported to the command that she sighted a suspicious sack containing unidentified items behind her house, on receipt of the information, the Command EOD-CBRN Base 13 Maiduguri, swiftly moved to the scene, cordoned and swept the area, where three (3) projectiles were recovered in the sack,” Daso said.
According to him, preliminary investigations further disclosed that the ordnance was dropped by unknown persons in the first flush of the morning on the same day.
The police, therefore, sensitized community members on Explosive Ordnance Risk Awareness, EORE, and safety measures.