Civil War Bomb Explodes In Enugu, 42 Years After

42 years after the Nigerian civil war ended, a bomb, believed to have been dropped during the period, exploded in Enugu, the capital of Enugu State. There were, however, no casualties, the police said.

The war, which saw the south-east attempting to break away from the Nigerian federation under the name, Biafra, started in 1967 and ended in 1970.

The bomb exploded on Friday, in the rice mill section of Oye Market in Awgu Local Government Area of the state at about 2.50 p.m. (1450 hours).

Although the source of the bomb could not be immediately ascertained, experts said it could be one of the unexploded bombs dropped during the war.

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