The Federal Government has disclosed that 755 civilians have been killed and 1,321 injured by the remnants of Explosive Ordnance (EO) in the Northeast in the last six years.
The Federal Government also said the figure indicates that at least one civilian dies every day from explosive ordnance.
Majority of the victims, according to the government, are men involved in farming, travelling and scrap metal collectors.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this in Abuja during the inauguration of the national humanitarian mine action committee.
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Source: The Nation