ABOUT 17, 519 unexploded war bombs have been excavated in different parts of Nigeria, the Ministry of Defence has said.The states where the explosives were recovered included Imo, Abia, Anambra, Cross River, Benue and Nassarawa.
The ordinances were personally detonated by the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Chief Jude Agbaso who represented the Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha and the Director of Airforce, Ministry of Defence, Mr. Sylvanus Tapgun, who represented the Minister of Defence, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed.
Dr. Bala Yakubu, an explosive expert and stockpile manager, said about 233 unexploded devices were detonated on the occasion, adding that out of the total 17,519 explosives excavated and destroyed by his team, a large chunk of them was got from core Southeast states in different nine spots in Imo, especially.
Some of the bombs weighed about 120 kilogrammes, he said, stressing that the famous Ojukwu rocket was recovered. Yakubu said that his men used devices such as detectors and locators to excavate the bombs.
He said that given enough resources, his team would finish their job within the next two years.
Agbaso regretted that over 50,000 live bombs were yet to be excavated, leading to some residents in some areas abandoning their farmlands and homes.
Tapgun said that the Federal Government was interested in excavating Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), adding that work only stopped to allow assessment of what had been done so far.
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