Tragedy averted in Enugu as police evacuate unexploded civil war bomb

Tragedy was averted in Enugu State, Thursday as Police anti-bomb squad successfully recovered an unexploded Nigerian civil war bomb in Umuhu town in Awgu Local Government Area of the state.
Sources disclosed that a man who was working on his farmland uncovered the explosive device and immediately informed the police.
The Anti-bomb squad was quickly deployed to the area and successfully evacuated the civil war ordinance also known as UXO.

Spokesman of the Police in Enugu State, Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the story urged members of the public not to play with unexploded ordinance anytime they come across it while farming or digging because of its destructive effects.
He advised the public to report such discoveries promptly to the nearest police station, which would in turn notify its bomb unit for necessary action.