The Anambra State Police Command has recovered an unexploded bomb at a construction site along Ishagu Road, Amansea, Awka South Local Government Area of the state.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, said on Friday that a Police patrol team led by DPO ‘B’ Division Awka, CSP Ogbonnaya Emmanuel, visited the scene and cordoned off the area to prevent catastrophe.

He said: “On the 23/1/2020 at about 10:30am, an unexploded ordinance (UXO) believed to be remnant of Civil war was recovered buried at a construction site in off Ishagu road Amansea.

“The Command Explosives ordinance disposal unit (EOD) were invited. They profiled, analysed and photographed the explosive device before evacuating it for detonation.”