BEWARE OF CLUSTER BOMBS- MILITARY WARN NIGERIANS

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned Nigerians in the North East and other parts of the country to be on the lookout for Cluster Bombs . Incase you are wondering what is a cluster bomb, it is pictured above , sometimes it is called scatter bombs as the Nigerian Army Engineers serving in Adamawa State recently recovered some catches of  cluster  bombs in some areas in the state.

In a statement released yesterday night, the Defence headquarters said it has discovered that the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the troubled zones have used such destructive instruments during their attacks in recent times. According to the defence Headquarters, cluster bombs are bombs that house submunitions, that is, smaller explosives contained in
individual cases.

These bombs are used against large areas containing many targets, such as columns of vehicles, marketplaces, places of worship or  large troop .I pray no one falls victim of the bomb .

Some cluster bombs carry several hundred of very small explosives wrapped in a metal container like a pot while others carry larger submunitions that can find specific targets such as tanks. Some of these submunitions do not blow up immediately, but remain behind and act as landmines.

The military says the general publics     should  be bothered about such concealed dangerous equipment now being used by the terrorist elements to cause havoc to both innocent lives and property. They advised that people should report any of such objects/materials if seen to security agencies for prompt action. They urged Nigerians to continue to cooperate with the security agencies by giving timely information to secure the country.