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By Akpan David, Calabar
The Nigerian Red Cross Society, (NRCS), has ended a two-day workshop on saving lives and livelihoods.
They have issued a caution to children and people now popularly called ‘condemned iron’ who engaged in scavenging debris or other wastes against picking irons indiscriminately to avoid the risk of detonating bombs.
Director of programmes at the national headquarters of the organisation in Abuja, Dr Mannir Jega gave the advice in Calabar while engaging with stakeholders in Cross River State.
Jega was particular about those carrying out this activity in states ravaged by insurgency, banditry freedom fighters and militancy.
“There have been some instances in part of the country where Improvised Explosive Devises, IED, left behind by the bad boys, and without knowing them, innocent people stepped on them, and they exploded killing good numbers of people.
“We’re embarking on sensitisati efforts to caution Nigerians to beware of rustic or condemned irons or equipment. They could be unexploded bombs. Often, they are mines laid underground,” he said.
Jega said during this rainy season the accompanying floods do wash such abandoned or buried bombs to the surface.
He further advised people to prepare against possible contamination of these irons with sources of water, ponds and streams.
“We want to further advise that people should guard against drinking contaminated water. Rustic implements can dangerously contaminate water.
“This is why water from uncertain sources must always be boiled before drinking. And we advise that any signs of cholera, diarrhea should be reported without delays at health facilities.”
In their separate presentations, Dr Abdulmajid Ahmad, senior project officer of NRCS gave overview of their project and positive impacts to the people.
Coordinator of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Idorenyin Nta listed their objectives.
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