Unexploded Bombs: Army carries out disposal of ordinances in Ogun
By Matthew Atungwu
The Nigerian Army says it has begun professional procedures for disposing of multiple unexploded bombs that were found during the tragic Ikeja Cantonment Bomb bombings in 2002.
Additionally, it made a request for farmers and farm owners to stay away from the Nigerian Army Shooting Range Ajilete, Owode, Ogun State, during the exercise.
The public was instructed not to worry during the disposal process and to get on with their regular and lawful business as there would be no security concerns raised by the sound of the explosion.
This was especially important for the inhabitants of Owode, Ajilete, and the surrounding areas.
According to a statement from Brig Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, the ordinances would be professionally disposed of in Owode, Ajilite, in Ogun state.
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Nwachukwu said: “The clearance of remnants of unexploded ordnances from the site of the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment Bomb Blast commenced on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in an exercise, codenamed Exercise Clean Sweep.
“The exercise has reached an advanced stage, resulting in the recovery of various calibers of unexploded ordnances, which will have to be professionally and safely disposed of.
“In line with the exercise plan, as earlier highlighted during the flag off by the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on October 10, 2023, the Nigerian Army would 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 loud bang that would be heard from far and near during the exercise.”
