Police Recover 28 Human Skulls, Bones From Abia Forests
Police said the suspects fled and the camps were dismantled after tactical operatives recovered 28 human skulls and bones, believed to be kidnap victims.
- On Saturday, Abia State Police Command operatives recovered 28 human skulls and bones from suspected criminal camps in the Umuaku and Nneato forests within the Umunneochi Local Government Area.
- Abia State Police Commissioner Wilfred Afolabi launched the campaign following intelligence reports about suspected criminal activity in the forests, under the theme 'Operation No Hideout for Criminal Elements in the State.'
- DSP Maureen Chinaka reported that "Upon arrival of the Command's tactical operatives at the camps, the suspects fled," and the remains are suspected to be those of kidnap victims.
- Police have intensified surveillance in the area to track fleeing suspects, while the Command urged residents to report suspicious activity to the nearest police station as investigation continues.
- The discovery revives concerns about kidnapping gangs operating across Nigeria, where criminal groups frequently target travelers for ransom; separately over the weekend, more than 80 people were seized in mass kidnappings in two states in the country's north.
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Police recover 28 skulls, bones from Abia camps
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Abia State Police Command says its operatives have recovered 28 human skulls and assorted human bones from two suspected criminal camps in the forests of Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was made on Saturday when operatives from the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping […]
The Nigerian authorities revealed the discovery of 28 human skulls and other bones during a police operation conducted this weekend in the state of Abia, in the south-east of the country. These remains, found in suspected camps of criminals hidden in the heart of the forest, would belong to victims of kidnapping, according to the command of the police [...] The article Nigeria: 28 human skulls discovered in criminal camps appeared first on Chadi…
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