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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Police Command in Yobe says it has concluded arrangements to demolish a high-velocity projectile in Damaturu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The command\u2019s spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu.<\/p>\n

He said the controlled demolition of the bomb would be handled by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Police Unit.<\/p>\n

According to him, the exercise will be conducted at a distance away from the command\u2019s headquarters on Gashua Road at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Abdulkarim, therefore, called on the general public not to panic, as the exercise would be safe and posed no risk to the people.<\/p>\n

The spokesman said that the explosive device, which was earlier discovered around Potiskum Road, might have been abandoned by metal scrap dealers.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecall that on June 22, 2025, an explosive device exploded at a scrap collection company in Kano, claiming 15 lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, therefore, urge scrap dealers, especially those operating in conflict areas, to avoid collecting or buying unidentified or unique metal objects.<\/p>\n

\u201cReport suspicious objects to the nearest police station or security formation for verification,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Abdulkarim said the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Ado, had warned that anyone found collecting, purchasing, or selling explosive devices would be arrested for endangering lives and property.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Police Command in Yobe says it has concluded arrangements to demolish a high-velocity projectile in Damaturu on Wednesday. The command\u2019s spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. 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