Unexploded Ordinance injured 4 Boys in Borno

Unexploded Ordinance injured 4 Boys in Borno

By: Yakubu Bawa

Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) has injured for boys between the ages of six and ten years old in the town of Ngala in Borno state, northeast Nigeria.

NEWSng gathered on Tuesday that the boys namely: Uwa, Umar, Hussaini and Abdullahi were playing outside their home in Ngala, when they found a strange object, which turns out to be an unexploded ordinance.

“Unaware of what it was, the children were curious. Unfortunately, the strange object turned out to be an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO). Before they knew it, it had detonated. 

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“The boys suffered severe injuries and were immediately transported by the ICRC helicopter to the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri. The children received life-saving surgical care at the hospital, and they are at the recovery stage now.” An NGO official said  

He said, the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is very likely to have indiscriminate effects and pose a great risk to the general population.

“Children are at high risk of death, injury, mental trauma and disability when they live in proximity to Unexploded Ordnance.

“It is also important to remind children to avoid picking up suspicious and unknown objects and to inform adults who can call for assistance from community leaders and the authorities.

“In fact, children and adults alike should not move suspicious and unknown objects from where they find them, nor should they probe or play with them.” he added

Unexploded Ordinance injured 4 Boys in Borno