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By Iheanyi Chukwudi
Enugu State Government has alerted all residents of an expected explosion today, Monday, between the hours of 10am and 5pm, around the failed bridge on Port Harcourt expressway.
An urgent announcement conveying the alert jointly signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Aka Eze Aka and Commissioner for Works, Engr Gerald Otiji, stated that the explosion is geared towards the restoration of the failed bridge.
Their statement reads, “The Commander Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) the anti-Bomb units of the police, the Zonal Mines Officer and the DSS personnel in charge of explosive unit shall carry out a loud explosion on Monday 27th November 2023 at the failed bridge along Enugu PH express way.”
“The expected explosion is an action towards the restoration of the failed bridge.
This announcement is therefore to avoid creating panic on the part of citizens around the area and indeed Ndi Enugu in entirety.
“The Charging will start by 10am Monday and blasting will take place by 5pm the same Monday 27th November, 2023.”
Recall that the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi had visited the site of the failed bridge twice and the second was for work to commence there.
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