The Nigerian Army has announced the recovery of more unexploded ordnance from the site of the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment bomb blast.
The recovery, which commenced October 10 in an exercise codenamed “Exercise Clean Sweep”, according to the Nigerian Army, has reached an advanced stage.
Recall that scores of persons died and several properties were destroyed when a bomb exploded in 2002 at the ordinance section of Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos.
Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the ongoing exercise has resulted in the recovery of various calibres of unexploded ordinances.
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According to him, the recovered bombs would be professionally and safely disposed of.
He said the Nigerian Army will be conducting disposal of recovered unexploded ordnances at the Nigerian Army Range in Owode, Ajilete, Ogun State on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm.
“Accordingly, there would be movement of unexploded ordnances from Ikeja Cantonment to Nigerian Army Shooting Range, Owode, Ajilete in Ogun State. The detonation of the explosives would produce a loud bang that would be heard from far and near during the exercise.
“Consequently, members of the general public, particularly residents of Owode, Ajilete, and the environs are enjoined not to panic, but go about their normal and legitimate businesses, as the sound of the explosion would not raise any security concern.
“Particular appeal goes to farmers and farm owners within and around the perimeters of the Nigerian Army Shooting Range Ajilete, Owode Ogun State, to please stay clear during the period of the exercise,” he added.
