Army troops discover unexpended ordnance in Tse Orkpen village in Benue

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have recovered an unexpended ordnance, UXO, during a routine patrol in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

Security expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Tuesday in a post on X.

Zagazola said the discovery was made at Tse Orkpen, near Ukpiam, by troops of Sector 1 of the operation.

According to him, the troops spotted the unexploded ordnance while conducting a patrol and immediately secured the area to prevent any danger to residents.

“Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, team was subsequently deployed to the location and safely recovered the device.

“The recovered unexploded ordnance has been taken into military custody for further action, while security agencies continue efforts to clear operational areas of explosive remnants that could pose a threat to civilians and security personnel,” he said.