The Police Public Relations Officer in Abia State, Ezekiel Onyeke has revealed that a large storage of live ammunition has been discovered in primary school in Abia State
Just about a week after live ammunition packed in black nylon bags was discovered in a bush path, another discovery has been made.
This new discovery was made at a primary school in Umuahia, Abia State.
The Abia State Police Command recovered a large storage of live ammunition from Nkata Primary School in the state capital.
According to the police, the discovery followed a tip-off by a teacher.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ezekiel Onyeke, said pupils discovered the ammunition on the school’s playground.
“The EOD team exhumed 1,233 of 7.62mm. (Long) live ammunition from the dump. The police are still combing the environment to ensure that the area is cleared of arms and ammunition or other explosives,” Onyeke said.
He assured that investigation on the incident is ongoing.